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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Gathering eggs.
(c) Field work.
(d) Yard work.

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

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

5. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?
(a) The 18th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 16th century.
(d) The 15th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

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

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

5. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

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