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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By scratching marks on the floor.
(b) By putting stakes in the ground.
(c) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(d) By marking notches on sticks.

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

4. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?
(a) She was a good cotton-picker.
(b) She was a good breeder.
(c) She was a good midwife.
(d) She was a good house maid.

5. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?
(a) Laying in bed thinking about what she's learned.
(b) Drawing pictures in the sand in the chicken shed.
(c) Playing a harmonica that she found in town.
(d) Singing songs that she learned in church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?

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

4. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?

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

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