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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In the flower beds.
(c) In the cotton fields.
(d) In the sleeping quarters.

2. What does Mammy pray for when Sarny witnesses her praying in Chapter 2?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A husband.
(c) A child.
(d) Literacy.

3. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny views life outside the plantation as harsher than life within the plantation.
(b) Sarny experienced a brutal life outside the plantation when she was bought by Mr. Waller.
(c) Sarny has no knowledge of life outside of the plantation.
(d) Sarny's experiences outside the plantation have led her to desire freedom.

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

5. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?
(a) The perpetrator of evil.
(b) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(c) Witches and warlocks.
(d) The kind and queen of the castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mrs. Waller's sister?

2. What term refers to the movement to end slavery?

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

4. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?

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

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