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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sarny do with the coin that she found after showing it to Mammy?
(a) She gave it to John.
(b) She gave it to Mr. Waller.
(c) She swallowed it.
(d) She hid it in the dirt.

2. What does Mammy do after John explains the reasoning behind his motives in Chapter 4?
(a) She hits John again.
(b) She returns to bed.
(c) She calls for the master.
(d) She starts to cry.

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

4. How does Sarny describe the financial circumstances of the master's family in Chapter 2?
(a) They have gone bankrupt.
(b) They are poor.
(c) They are struggling after the war.
(d) They are rich.

5. Where did Pawley find a girl he liked, according to Sarny's story in Chapter 4?
(a) On the slave ship.
(b) At a neighboring plantation.
(c) In the city.
(d) In church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last letter that John introduces Sarny to in Chapter 4?

2. Mammy says in Chapter 1 that Sarny's mother sold for the value of how many field hands?

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

4. How old was Sarny when her birth mother was sold?

5. What major theme of the novel emerges in Chapter 3?

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