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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the movement to end slavery?
(a) Abolitionism.
(b) Calvinism.
(c) Humanism.
(d) Suffragism.

2. What kind of coin does Sarny describe finding in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) A dime.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A penny.
(d) A quarter.

3. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The letter A.
(b) The number 1.
(c) The question mark.
(d) The period.

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?
(a) Shackle.
(b) Chattel.
(c) Vestibule.
(d) Promontory.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

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

4. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?

5. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?

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