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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 7 million.

4. What does Sarny compare the color of John's skin with in Chapter 3?
(a) Porcelain.
(b) Copper.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Marble.

5. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?
(a) The Great Buddha.
(b) Allah.
(c) Saint Mary.
(d) Lord Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What does John offer to trade with the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night in Chapter 3?

3. What substance does Sarny treat the flowers with in Chapter 2?

4. What sound does Sarny compare John's laughter to in Chapter 3?

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?

(see the answer key)

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