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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?
(a) The perpetrator of evil.
(b) Witches and warlocks.
(c) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(d) The kind and queen of the castle.

3. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny has no knowledge of life outside of the plantation.
(b) Sarny experienced a brutal life outside the plantation when she was bought by Mr. Waller.
(c) Sarny views life outside the plantation as harsher than life within the plantation.
(d) Sarny's experiences outside the plantation have led her to desire freedom.

4. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?
(a) By the roadside under the elm tree.
(b) Below the big window on the white house.
(c) In the back garden of the slave quarters.
(d) In the front entrance to the slave quarters.

5. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?
(a) The 18th century.
(b) The 15th century.
(c) The 17th century.
(d) The 16th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?

2. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

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

4. 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?

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

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