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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?
(a) The 15th century.
(b) The 16th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 17th century.

2. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

3. By current estimates, approximately how many Africans were shipped across the Atlantic during the slave trade?
(a) 20 million.
(b) 5 million.
(c) 7 million.
(d) 12 million.

4. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?
(a) July 7, 1800.
(b) March 26, 1865.
(c) April 12, 1799.
(d) January 1, 1808.

5. What is Sarny doing when the master arrives with John in Chapter 3?
(a) Feeding the chickens.
(b) Watering the flower garden.
(c) Cleaning the eating trough.
(d) Changing the babies' diapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance does Sarny equate the color of her skin with in Chapter 3?

2. Sarny states at the end of Chapter 2 that she knows the "people in the white house aren't richer" than whom?

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

4. How is John attired when he first arrives at the plantation in Chapter 3?

5. What euphemism does Sarny use to describe menstruation in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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