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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 Waller say the punishment is "according to the law" for learning to read or write in Chapter 5?
(a) Removal of an extremity.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Castration.
(d) A prison sentence of five years.

2. What is John's response when Sarny asks him in Chapter 3, "Why they be cutting our thumbs off if we learn to read--if that's all it is?"
(a) Cause it says so in the Bible.
(b) Cause they think we're too dumb to learn.
(c) Cause to know things, for us to know things, is bad for them.
(d) Cause they worried that we'll start talking like them.

3. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. 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) The kind and queen of the castle.
(b) Witches and warlocks.
(c) Dog droppings or horse crap.
(d) The perpetrator of evil.

5. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The number 1.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The period.
(d) The letter A.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waller order John to do when he steps forward and confesses to teaching Sarny in Chapter 5?

2. What does Mammy do after John explains the reasoning behind his motives in Chapter 4?

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

4. Where has Sarny observed people reading prior to meeting John?

5. When did Pennsylvania pass legislation to end slavery?

(see the answer key)

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