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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 Mammy pray for when Sarny witnesses her praying in Chapter 2?
(a) Literacy.
(b) Freedom.
(c) A husband.
(d) A child.

2. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who manages slaves on a plantation?
(a) Vestibule.
(b) Maestro.
(c) Overseer.
(d) Dunce.

3. What does John tell Sarny she will have to learn before she can learn to read in Chapter 3?
(a) How to count.
(b) The alphabet.
(c) How to be quiet.
(d) The rules of grammar.

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

5. How did Jim die after he attempted escape?
(a) He was killed by Waller's dogs.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He bled to death after castration.
(d) He was lynched.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?

2. How much money does Mrs. Waller say that her husband just spent on a new hand in Chapter 2?

3. For how long does Sarny say that John is incapacitated after his punishment from Waller in the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

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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