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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) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

2. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?
(a) Helping with the young ones.
(b) Field work.
(c) Gathering eggs.
(d) Yard work.

3. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?
(a) In Harriet Tubman's memory.
(b) In Frederick Douglass's memory.
(c) In Sally Hemings' memory.
(d) In John Brown's memory.

4. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?
(a) Witchery.
(b) Train.
(c) Begging the master.
(d) Acting intelligent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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