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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has Sarny observed people reading prior to meeting John?
(a) In town.
(b) At church.
(c) In the white house.
(d) At the slave market.

2. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?
(a) July 7, 1800.
(b) March 26, 1865.
(c) April 12, 1799.
(d) January 1, 1808.

3. 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 write about what is being done to them.
(c) To read and understand the Bible.
(d) To read catalogs and order things.

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

5. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?
(a) Drawing pictures in the sand in the chicken shed.
(b) Playing a harmonica that she found in town.
(c) Laying in bed thinking about what she's learned.
(d) Singing songs that she learned in church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does Master Waller do when he finds Alice after she's run in Chapter 4?

4. What does Sarny say they pour down the trough in the mornings for the slaves in Chapter 3?

5. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?

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