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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 6 means to limp?
(a) Hobble.
(b) Enchant.
(c) Bramble.
(d) Scribble.

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

3. How long does Sarny say it took Waller and his dogs to catch Jim when he ran in Chapter 4?
(a) A day and a half.
(b) Two days.
(c) Half a day.
(d) Three days.

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

5. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Disdain.
(c) Hope.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Mrs. Waller say that her husband just spent on a new hand in Chapter 2?

2. What does Mammy do when she first sees John teaching Sarny the letters of the alphabet in Chapter 4?

3. John tells Mammy in Chapter 6, "I don't get smarter. Just" what?

4. 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?

5. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

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