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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 Sarny say her last name is in Chapter 1?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Waller.
(c) Smith.
(d) Freeman.

2. What does John cover in his first "lesson" with Sarny in Chapter 3?
(a) The letter A.
(b) The question mark.
(c) The period.
(d) The number 1.

3. What did the master do to Pawley for punishment after he was caught?
(a) He hung him.
(b) He castrated him.
(c) He shot him.
(d) He cut off his toes.

4. How does Sarny describe Mrs. Waller's sister in Chapter 2?
(a) Proud and beautiful.
(b) Soft spoken and meek.
(c) Dried up and mean.
(d) Gentle and kind.

5. Where does Waller spend the day while Mammy is shackled to the spring house in Chapter 5?
(a) At a party.
(b) At church.
(c) In the white house.
(d) In the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Master Waller order Mammy to do after he has whipped Alice at the spring house in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mammy pray for when Sarny witnesses her praying in Chapter 2?

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

4. What must the slaves do whenever someone is punished at the spring house?

5. Where does Sarny make words with the letters that she knows during John's absence in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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