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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 Mrs. Waller's sister?
(a) Alice.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Alaine.
(d) Mary.

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

3. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They are poor.
(b) They are rich.
(c) They are struggling after the war.
(d) They have gone bankrupt.

4. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?
(a) Gentle and kind.
(b) Proud and beautiful.
(c) Dried up and mean.
(d) Soft spoken and meek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?

2. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?

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

4. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?

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

(see the answer key)

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