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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many field hands does Waller take with him to look for John the morning after he's fled in Chapter 7?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. How many letters does John say the other slaves (other than Sarny) know when he begins the lessons in Chapter 7?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen or so.
(c) Ten or eleven.
(d) One or two.

3. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a noisy or disorderly group or gathering?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Promenade.
(c) Menagerie.
(d) Gaggle.

4. What is Mrs. Waller's first name?
(a) Alaine.
(b) Delie.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Alice.

5. What word from Chapter 5 refers to the act of writing or marking carelessly?
(a) Scrambling.
(b) Pondering.
(c) Muttering.
(d) Scribbling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Sarny recognize from the book at the pit school in Chapter 7?

2. How does Mammy respond when Waller comes back without John in Chapter 7?

3. In whose memory is Nightjohn dedicated by the author in the opening pages?

4. What does the author assert about the events in the story at the opening of the novel?

5. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion?

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