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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny's death.
(b) Sarny's eventual wealth.
(c) Sarny's marriage.
(d) Sarny's education.

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

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

4. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?
(a) To write novels and buy their freedom.
(b) To read catalogs and order things.
(c) To write about what is being done to them.
(d) To read and understand the Bible.

5. How did Jim die after he attempted escape?
(a) He bled to death after castration.
(b) He was killed by Waller's dogs.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was lynched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What must the slaves do whenever someone is punished at the spring house?

2. What does Sarny say the master did when Alice was unwilling in the breeding shed in Chapter 4?

3. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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