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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What word from Chapter 6 means to limp?
(a) Scribble.
(b) Enchant.
(c) Hobble.
(d) Bramble.

3. Where are the flower beds described that Sarny tends from time to time in Chapter 1?
(a) In the back garden of the slave quarters.
(b) By the roadside under the elm tree.
(c) In the front entrance to the slave quarters.
(d) Below the big window on the white house.

4. Where did Pawley find a girl he liked, according to Sarny's story in Chapter 4?
(a) On the slave ship.
(b) At a neighboring plantation.
(c) In the city.
(d) In church.

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 bacon.
(c) A potato.
(d) A piece of cornbread.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sarny remark about her birth in Chapter 1?

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

4. What reason does John give for returning to slavery after he'd achieved freedom in Chapter 4?

5. What does John wrap around his toes before he leaves in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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