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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John's response when Sarny asks him in Chapter 3, "Why they be cutting our thumbs off if we learn to read--if that's all it is?"
(a) Cause they think we're too dumb to learn.
(b) Cause they worried that we'll start talking like them.
(c) Cause it says so in the Bible.
(d) Cause to know things, for us to know things, is bad for them.

2. What material does Mammy make John's pants from in Chapter 3?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Suede.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Denim.

3. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?
(a) The 15th century.
(b) The 16th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 17th century.

4. What sound does Sarny compare John's laughter to in Chapter 3?
(a) A lion's roar.
(b) Distant thunder.
(c) A crow's call.
(d) A witch's cackle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?

2. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

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

4. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?

5. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?

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