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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a gourd used for eating or drinking?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Visor.
(c) Proscenium.
(d) Marigold.

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

3. What does Sarny recall Mammy telling her to do with the coin that she found in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) To give it to the master.
(b) To give it to her.
(c) To hide it.
(d) To spend it.

4. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) She was deaf and dumb.
(b) She was mentally strong.
(c) She was addled in the head.
(d) She was quiet but had seizures.

5. What does Mammy tell Sarny to prepare to treat her wounds after she is whipped in Chapter 5?
(a) Bark and herbs.
(b) Lotion and iodine.
(c) A needle and thread.
(d) Rags and salt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?

3. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?

4. What is the stump used for that Waller orders one of the field hands to fetch in Chapter 5?

5. What were the "funny lines" that Sarny recalls seeing on the side of a feed sack in Chapter 3?

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