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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1794.

5. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?
(a) April 12, 1799.
(b) January 1, 1808.
(c) March 26, 1865.
(d) July 7, 1800.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?

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

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

4. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

5. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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