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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John call out for from the slaves in the sleeping quarters on his first night at the plantation in Chapter 3?
(a) Water.
(b) Extra food.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Whiskey.

2. What does Sarny think about when she finally lays down in bed at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Her father.
(b) The letter A.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mrs. Waller's dog.

3. 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.

4. How is the pit school lit when Sarny arrives with John in Chapter 7?
(a) By candles.
(b) By flashlights.
(c) By lanterns.
(d) By torches.

5. What does John do on the first night after his punishment from Waller in Chapter 6?
(a) He stares at the ceiling.
(b) He talks to Sarny about leaving.
(c) He devises a plan for the slaves to revolt.
(d) He cries uncontrollably.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the next letter" that John introduces to Sarny on the second night of his recovery in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. When Sarny overhears the mistress of the plantation in Chapter 2, the mistress is complaining that her husband spends too much money buying slaves. What is she concerned that she will not have enough money to purchase due to her husband's overspending?

5. Sarny says of Mammy in Chapter 2, "She swore they could hear like cats up to the big house..." What literary device is used in this example?

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