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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarny describe John's back when he arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) It is covered in scars.
(b) It is milky white.
(c) It is black and smooth.
(d) It is proud beneath his shirt.

2. Where has Sarny observed people reading prior to meeting John?
(a) In town.
(b) In the white house.
(c) At church.
(d) At the slave market.

3. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?
(a) 100 lbs.
(b) FEED.
(c) $20.
(d) GRAIN.

4. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?
(a) The spots.
(b) Womanhood.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) The trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a gourd used for eating or drinking?

3. What had Mammy done when Sarny copied the letters from the feed sack in the dirt when she was younger?

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

5. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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