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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Great Britain.

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

3. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1780.

4. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?
(a) In the flower beds.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In the sleeping quarters.
(d) In the cotton fields.

5. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Farm supplies.
(d) A new house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?

4. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

5. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?

(see the answer key)

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