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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarny enjoy doing every evening after the slaves eat?
(a) Laying in bed thinking about what she's learned.
(b) Playing a harmonica that she found in town.
(c) Singing songs that she learned in church.
(d) Drawing pictures in the sand in the chicken shed.

2. John tells Mammy in Chapter 6, "I don't get smarter. Just" what?
(a) Craftier.
(b) Wiser.
(c) Poorer.
(d) Older.

3. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?
(a) Rage.
(b) Disdain.
(c) Hope.
(d) Humiliation.

4. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1795.
(d) 1902.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical figure "owned, raised, and subsequently used" the slave that the novel is dedicated to by the author?

2. Why does Mammy pray in the manner that she does?

3. When was the first Fugitive Slave Act implemented in the United States requiring all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters?

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

5. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?

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