1. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A cooking pot.
(c) A holy veil.
(d) A fireplace.

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) Witches and warlocks.
(b) The kind and queen of the castle.
(c) The perpetrator of evil.
(d) Dog droppings or horse crap.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?

3. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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