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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarny say that the slaves call the master and mistress when they are in the slave quarters and out of hearing in Chapter 2?
(a) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(b) The perpetrator of evil.
(c) The kind and queen of the castle.
(d) Witches and warlocks.

2. What does Waller order John to do when he steps forward and confesses to teaching Sarny in Chapter 5?
(a) To step into the horse harness.
(b) To step into the shackles on the spring house.
(c) To pick out a switch to be beaten with.
(d) To unleash the dogs.

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

4. How did Jim die after he attempted escape?
(a) He was killed by Waller's dogs.
(b) He bled to death after castration.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was lynched.

5. How many letters of the alphabet has Sarny learned at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century was the Atlantic slave established?

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?

3. What does John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?

4. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?

5. What does Master Waller do when he finds Alice after she's run in Chapter 4?

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