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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 Sarny describe John's back when he arrives in Chapter 3?
(a) It is milky white.
(b) It is covered in scars.
(c) It is proud beneath his shirt.
(d) It is black and smooth.

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

3. What material does Mammy make John's pants from in Chapter 3?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Denim.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Suede.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

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

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

4. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the process of preparing corn for eating?

5. What does Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?

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