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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?
(a) From a cauldron.
(b) From a grill.
(c) From a long table.
(d) From a trough.

2. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?
(a) She was born blind.
(b) She was born deaf.
(c) She was born premature.
(d) She came out backwards.

3. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?
(a) In the back garden of the slave quarters.
(b) By the roadside under the elm tree.
(c) In the front entrance to the slave quarters.
(d) Below the big window on the white house.

4. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

3. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?

4. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

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

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