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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Sarny in Chapter 1?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

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

5. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?
(a) The events in the story are loosely based on events that occurred in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1861.
(b) The events in the story are purely from the imagination of the author and not based on any historical people.
(c) The events in the story are satirical.
(d) The events are true except for variation in time and character identification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?

2. What is Sarny doing when the master arrives with John in Chapter 3?

3. To whom does Mammy pray when Sarny witnesses her in Chapter 2?

4. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?

5. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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