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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarny says in Chapter 5 that "They say if you can" do what that "you can work"?
(a) Stand up.
(b) Walk to the fields.
(c) Eat solid food.
(d) Talk back to the master.

2. What question does Sarny always ask about the letters of the alphabet when John introduces them to her?
(a) Where the top is.
(b) What it feels like.
(c) Where the bottom is.
(d) What words it makes.

3. What does John make shoes from before he runs away in Chapter 6?
(a) Cloth rags.
(b) Rawhide.
(c) Tree bark.
(d) Rubber tires.

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

5. What does John ask Sarny to fetch for him from the barn in Chapter 6?
(a) An axe.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A piece of rawhide.
(d) The horse carriage.

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

7. What does John say to Sarny before he leaves in Chapter 6?
(a) That he will be back.
(b) That he wishes her a good life.
(c) That he is going to kill Waller.
(d) That she should come with him.

8. What sounds does John make while enduring Waller's punishment in Chapter 5?
(a) He grunts.
(b) He screams.
(c) He makes no sound.
(d) He sobs and cries.

9. What is the first word that Sarny learns to write in Chapter 5?
(a) CAT.
(b) APPLE.
(c) BAG.
(d) DOG.

10. When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation proclaiming the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1863.

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

12. When was the first Fugitive Slave Act implemented in the United States requiring all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1793.

13. What creatures does Mammy remark upon when Sarny runs to her at the spring house in Chapter 5?
(a) The cats.
(b) The bees.
(c) Waller's dogs.
(d) The birds.

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

15. John tells Mammy in Chapter 6, "I don't get smarter. Just" what?
(a) Older.
(b) Poorer.
(c) Craftier.
(d) Wiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?

2. How long does Sarny say it took Waller and his dogs to catch Jim when he ran in Chapter 4?

3. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?

4. What does Waller order the field hands to do when he is finished punishing John in Chapter 5?

5. What word from Chapter 5 refers to the act of writing or marking carelessly?

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