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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?
(a) Womanhood.
(b) The spots.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) The trouble.

3. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?
(a) From a long table.
(b) From a grill.
(c) From a cauldron.
(d) From a trough.

4. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(b) By marking notches on sticks.
(c) By scratching marks on the floor.
(d) By putting stakes in the ground.

5. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?
(a) In Frederick Douglass's memory.
(b) In Harriet Tubman's memory.
(c) In John Brown's memory.
(d) In Sally Hemings' memory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?

3. "Partus sequitur ventrem" was a legal doctrine adopted widely into the laws of slavery in the American colonies. What did this law dictate?

4. What is the name of Mrs. Waller's sister?

5. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

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