View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?
(a) The events are true except for variation in time and character identification.
(b) The events in the story are purely from the imagination of the author and not based on any historical people.
(c) The events in the story are satirical.
(d) The events in the story are loosely based on events that occurred in Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1861.

2. What is foreshadowed by Sarny's story about finding the coin in the dirt in Chapter 2?
(a) Sarny's education.
(b) Sarny's marriage.
(c) Sarny's death.
(d) Sarny's eventual wealth.

3. How many miles does John say they run him in his first day in Chapter 3?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

4. Where does Sarny demonstrate the "letters" that she discovered on the feed sack for John in Chapter 3?
(a) She scratches it into the tree.
(b) She scratches it into the dirt floor.
(c) She etches it into the wooden door.
(d) She writes it with a pen and paper.

5. What food item does Sarny bring to Mammy while she's strung up at the spring house in Chapter 5?
(a) A bowl of oatmeal.
(b) A piece of cornbread.
(c) A piece of bacon.
(d) A potato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?

3. What chore does Mammy tell Sarny to do while Mammy is hanging from the spring house in Chapter 5?

4. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 313 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample