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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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 midwife.
(c) She was a good breeder.
(d) She was a good house maid.

5. 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 marking notches on sticks.
(d) By collecting pebbles in a jar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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