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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?
(a) Alice.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Old Delie.
(d) Alaine.

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

3. How would you describe the treatment of the slaves on Waller's plantation?
(a) The slaves are treated compassionately.
(b) The slaves are treated like kings.
(c) The slaves are treated like animals.
(d) The slaves are treated like treasured valuables.

4. Why does Mammy pray in the manner that she does?
(a) She is worshiping African deities.
(b) She is Muslim.
(c) She is practicing witchcraft.
(d) Slaves are forbidden to pray.

5. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A dime.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A penny.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Sarny say she was when she first heard about Nightjohn in Chapter 1?

4. What has caused some of the leaves to fall off of the flowers that Sarny is tending in the flower garden in Chapter 2?

5. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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