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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?
(a) She scratches it into the dirt floor.
(b) She etches it into the wooden door.
(c) She scratches it into the tree.
(d) She writes it with a pen and paper.

2. What major theme of the novel emerges in Chapter 3?
(a) Longing and forbidden love.
(b) The pain of betrayal.
(c) Political corruption.
(d) The importance of literacy.

3. What is Mr. Waller's first name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Homer.
(c) Horace.
(d) Clel.

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

5. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny's death.
(b) Sarny's marriage.
(c) Sarny's education.
(d) Sarny's eventual wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?

2. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?

3. In what year did the United States Congress pass a Slave Trade Act which prohibited the building or outfitting of ships in the U.S. for use in the slave trade?

4. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?

5. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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