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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) Field work.
(c) Yard work.
(d) Helping with the young ones.

4. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1865.

5. What does Sarny say they pour down the trough in the mornings for the slaves in Chapter 3?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Buttermilk.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What does Mammy pray for when Sarny witnesses her praying in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?

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

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