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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What derogatory name does John refer to Master Waller as when Sarny tells him about Mammy in Chapter 5?
(a) Cracker.
(b) Bastard.
(c) Horse's ass.
(d) Ogre.

2. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They are poor.
(b) They have gone bankrupt.
(c) They are struggling after the war.
(d) They are rich.

3. What does Mammy do after John explains the reasoning behind his motives in Chapter 4?
(a) She calls for the master.
(b) She starts to cry.
(c) She hits John again.
(d) She returns to bed.

4. What must the slaves do whenever someone is punished at the spring house?
(a) Plow the fields.
(b) Pray.
(c) Stand and watch.
(d) Kneel and look away.

5. What is John's response when Sarny asks him in Chapter 3, "Why they be cutting our thumbs off if we learn to read--if that's all it is?"
(a) Cause they think we're too dumb to learn.
(b) Cause it says so in the Bible.
(c) Cause they worried that we'll start talking like them.
(d) Cause to know things, for us to know things, is bad for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarny say is forbidden in the slaves' sleeping quarters in Chapter 3?

2. How does Sarny describe John's back when he arrives in Chapter 3?

3. In the end of Chapter 6, Sarny says that John won't be coming back unless what happens?

4. What does Mammy tell Sarny to bring to her at the spring house when the master and others aren't looking in Chapter 5?

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a gourd used for eating or drinking?

(see the answer key)

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