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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) A dime.
(b) A penny.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A nickel.

2. What does Mammy make for Alice to drink after tending her wounds in Chapter 4?
(a) Molasses tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Root tea.
(d) Whiskey and water.

3. For how long does Sarny say that John is incapacitated after his punishment from Waller in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 nights.

4. How far does Sarny say Alice made it before she was caught in Chapter 4?
(a) The other end of the cotton fields.
(b) To the train station in town.
(c) Halfway to Pennsylvania.
(d) To the door of the sleeping quarters.

5. What does John ask Sarny to fetch for him from the barn in Chapter 6?
(a) A shovel.
(b) The horse carriage.
(c) An axe.
(d) A piece of rawhide.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?

2. Mammy tells John in Chapter 6, "you are born to" what?

3. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?

4. What does Mammy ask John when she sees him teaching Sarny in Chapter 6?

5. How many slaves are estimated to have escaped to freedom in American History?

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