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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of flowers is Sarny working on in the flower bed in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daffodils.
(c) Pansies.
(d) Crocuses.

4. What kind of work does Sarny say she is not yet old enough to do on the plantation in Chapter 1?
(a) Gathering eggs.
(b) Yard work.
(c) Helping with the young ones.
(d) Field work.

5. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe Sarny's perception of life outside of the plantation in Chapter 2?

2. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?

3. What term refers to efforts toward procuring economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchised group?

4. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?

5. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

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