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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mammy doing when Sarny runs to her as she tries to escape Waller in Chapter 5?
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Tending the flower bed.
(c) Tending Alice's wounds.
(d) Working in the fields.

2. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?
(a) The slaves are treated like treasured valuables.
(b) The slaves are treated like kings.
(c) The slaves are treated compassionately.
(d) The slaves are treated like animals.

3. What does John say to Sarny before he leaves in Chapter 6?
(a) That he wishes her a good life.
(b) That he is going to kill Waller.
(c) That she should come with him.
(d) That he will be back.

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

5. What is Mr. Waller's first name?
(a) Clel.
(b) Horace.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Homer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?

2. What sounds does John make while enduring Waller's punishment in Chapter 5?

3. What word from Chapter 5 means to faint or lose consciousness?

4. Who is awake in the sleeping quarters when John escapes in Chapter 6?

5. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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