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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the U.S. Congress outlaw the importation of slaves?
(a) January 1, 1808.
(b) April 12, 1799.
(c) March 26, 1865.
(d) July 7, 1800.

2. What does Master Waller order Mammy to do after he has whipped Alice at the spring house in Chapter 4?
(a) To hang a noose from the shed.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To take her to the hospital.
(d) To rub salt into her wounds.

3. What does Mammy tell Sarny to bring to her as she makes her way to the slave quarters in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Whiskey to drink.
(b) Clothing to cover herself.
(c) Water to drink.
(d) Tobacco to put on her wounds.

4. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By scratching marks on the floor.
(b) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(c) By marking notches on sticks.
(d) By putting stakes in the ground.

5. What does John ask Sarny to fetch for him from the barn in Chapter 6?
(a) A piece of rawhide.
(b) A shovel.
(c) The horse carriage.
(d) An axe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?

2. What material is the spring house made of at the plantation?

3. What European country was the first to engage in the New World slave trade?

4. What had Mammy done when Sarny copied the letters from the feed sack in the dirt when she was younger?

5. How long does Sarny say it took Waller and his dogs to catch Jim when he ran in Chapter 4?

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