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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) Mary.
(c) Alaine.
(d) Margaret.

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

3. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?
(a) Chemical pesticide.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Tobacco juice.
(d) Bubblegum.

4. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By putting stakes in the ground.
(b) By marking notches on sticks.
(c) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(d) By scratching marks on the floor.

5. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?
(a) Mammy.
(b) My father.
(c) God.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?

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

3. What is Mr. Waller's first name?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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