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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 John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?
(a) Extra food.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Water.

2. What place does Sarny describe in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The North.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Hell.

3. What does John offer to trade with the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night in Chapter 3?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Soup.
(c) Songs.
(d) Letters.

4. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) To spend it.
(b) To give it to her.
(c) To give it to the master.
(d) To hide it.

5. Why does Sarny say the slaves all know not to run in Chapter 4?
(a) Because they love the master.
(b) Because it is wrong.
(c) Because nobody ever gets away.
(d) Because there is nowhere to run to.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?

3. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?

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

5. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?

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