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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?
(a) She writes it with a pen and paper.
(b) She scratches it into the tree.
(c) She etches it into the wooden door.
(d) She scratches it into the dirt floor.

2. What is the name of Mrs. Waller's sister?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Mary.
(c) Alice.
(d) Alaine.

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) Three days.
(d) Half a day.

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

5. What does Master Waller do when he finds Alice after she's run in Chapter 4?
(a) He lets the dogs attack her.
(b) He hangs her on the spring house.
(c) He shoots her.
(d) He hangs her.

Short Answer Questions

1. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?

2. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?

3. What does Mammy do after John explains the reasoning behind his motives in Chapter 4?

4. What term refers to the movement to end slavery?

5. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?

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