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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Pawley find a girl he liked, according to Sarny's story in Chapter 4?
(a) In the city.
(b) At a neighboring plantation.
(c) On the slave ship.
(d) In church.

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

3. What does John tell Sarny she will have to learn before she can learn to read in Chapter 3?
(a) How to count.
(b) How to be quiet.
(c) The alphabet.
(d) The rules of grammar.

4. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sarny in Chapter 1?

2. How is John attired when he first arrives at the plantation in Chapter 3?

3. What does Mammy assert that reading and writing will bring for the slaves in Chapter 4?

4. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

5. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?

(see the answer key)

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