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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what device do Sarny and the other slaves eat their meals at the plantation?
(a) From a long table.
(b) From a cauldron.
(c) From a grill.
(d) From a trough.

2. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?
(a) Farm supplies.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Dresses.
(d) A new house.

3. What does Sarny describe Mammy putting her head into in order to pray in Chapter 2?
(a) A holy veil.
(b) A fireplace.
(c) A cooking pot.
(d) A burlap sack.

4. What is the name of Mrs. Waller's sister?
(a) Alice.
(b) Alaine.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mary.

5. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?
(a) 100 lbs.
(b) GRAIN.
(c) FEED.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarny compare the color of John's skin with in Chapter 3?

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

3. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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