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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. How many slaves are estimated to have escaped to freedom in American History?
(a) Sixty thousand.
(b) Half a million.
(c) One million.
(d) Two million.

3. How long does Mammy suggest that John wait before running in order to heal in Chapter 6?
(a) A year.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A week.

4. What is the name of the field hand who assists in holding down John for his punishment in Chapter 5?
(a) Robe.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Tom.
(d) Wilson.

5. How old is Sarny in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?

2. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

3. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?

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. 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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