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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?
(a) To read catalogs and order things.
(b) To write about what is being done to them.
(c) To read and understand the Bible.
(d) To write novels and buy their freedom.

2. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?
(a) Chemical pesticide.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Bubblegum.
(d) Tobacco juice.

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who manages slaves on a plantation?
(a) Dunce.
(b) Maestro.
(c) Overseer.
(d) Vestibule.

4. What is the last letter that John introduces Sarny to in Chapter 4?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) F.
(d) D.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. What does John ask Sarny to fetch for him from the barn in Chapter 6?

4. Who were the people that captured John after he'd fled?

5. Where does Waller spend the day while Mammy is shackled to the spring house in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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