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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1863.

2. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
(a) Lard and pepper.
(b) Salt and iodine.
(c) Horse manure.
(d) Gasoline.

3. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?
(a) Witches and warlocks.
(b) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(c) The perpetrator of evil.
(d) The kind and queen of the castle.

4. What does John do on the first night after his punishment from Waller in Chapter 6?
(a) He cries uncontrollably.
(b) He devises a plan for the slaves to revolt.
(c) He stares at the ceiling.
(d) He talks to Sarny about leaving.

5. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Farm supplies.
(d) A new house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason does John give for returning to slavery after he'd achieved freedom in Chapter 4?

3. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?

5. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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