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

2. Why does mammy say Sarny's birth mother was sold in Chapter 1?
(a) She was a good breeder.
(b) She was a good house maid.
(c) She was a good midwife.
(d) She was a good cotton-picker.

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a gourd used for eating or drinking?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Proscenium.
(c) Visor.
(d) Marigold.

4. 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?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1826.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?

5. 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?"

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