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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 Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?
(a) Soft spoken and meek.
(b) Gentle and kind.
(c) Dried up and mean.
(d) Proud and beautiful.

2. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?
(a) She was born premature.
(b) She was born deaf.
(c) She was born blind.
(d) She came out backwards.

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

4. In Chapter 1, Sarny says that some believed she brought Nightjohn to the plantation by what manner?
(a) Witchery.
(b) Train.
(c) Acting intelligent.
(d) Begging the master.

5. 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) GRAIN.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?

2. 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?

3. 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?"

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

5. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

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