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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 Mammy do when she first sees John teaching Sarny the letters of the alphabet in Chapter 4?
(a) She hits him over the head.
(b) She calls the other slaves to watch.
(c) She runs and tells Mr. Waller.
(d) She laughs at him.

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

3. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a ring or fastening of iron or wood used for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.?
(a) Shackle.
(b) Promontory.
(c) Chattel.
(d) Vestibule.

4. What derogatory name does John refer to Master Waller as when Sarny tells him about Mammy in Chapter 5?
(a) Bastard.
(b) Ogre.
(c) Horse's ass.
(d) Cracker.

5. How does Mammy notate the ages of the slave children that she raises?
(a) By collecting pebbles in a jar.
(b) By scratching marks on the floor.
(c) By marking notches on sticks.
(d) By putting stakes in the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Waller gone in during his search for John after John's escape in Chapter 7?

2. 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?

3. What is the name of the slave that raises Sarny?

4. Where did the Stono Rebellion take place?

5. What does Sarny say the master did when Alice was unwilling in the breeding shed in Chapter 4?

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