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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the United States Congress pass a Slave Trade Act which prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in the U.S. for use in the slave trade?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1865.

2. What does Sarny say is forbidden in the slaves' sleeping quarters in Chapter 3?
(a) Light.
(b) Beds.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

3. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) She was quiet but had seizures.
(b) She was mentally strong.
(c) She was deaf and dumb.
(d) She was addled in the head.

4. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The letter A.
(b) The period.
(c) The number 1.
(d) The question mark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?

2. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?

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

5. What term refers to efforts toward procuring economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group?

(see the answer key)

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