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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
(a) Horse manure.
(b) Gasoline.
(c) Salt and iodine.
(d) Lard and pepper.

2. Where does Waller kick Sarny when he finds her writing in Chapter 5?
(a) In the leg.
(b) In the head.
(c) In the stomach.
(d) In the groin.

3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to the act of writing or marking carelessly?
(a) Pondering.
(b) Scribbling.
(c) Scrambling.
(d) Muttering.

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

5. What place does Sarny describe in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) Hell.
(c) The North.
(d) Heaven.

6. For how long does Sarny say that John is incapacitated after his punishment from Waller in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 1 night.
(c) 3 nights.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. Why does Sarny say the slaves all know not to run in Chapter 4?
(a) Because nobody ever gets away.
(b) Because they love the master.
(c) Because there is nowhere to run to.
(d) Because it is wrong.

8. What does Waller order the field hands to do when he is finished punishing John in Chapter 5?
(a) Rub salt into his wounds.
(b) Carry his body to the field and bury it.
(c) Get a rag and some grease on that.
(d) Get some boiled water and dip it in that.

9. How long does Sarny say it took Waller and his dogs to catch Jim when he ran in Chapter 4?
(a) A day and a half.
(b) Two days.
(c) Half a day.
(d) Three days.

10. How many letters of the alphabet has Sarny learned at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

11. What is "the next letter" that John introduces to Sarny on the second night of his recovery in Chapter 6?
(a) J.
(b) R.
(c) H.
(d) L.

12. What material is the spring house made of at the plantation?
(a) Stone.
(b) Tin.
(c) Wood.
(d) Adobe.

13. Why does John assert that the slaves must all learn to read and write in Chapter 4?
(a) To write novels and buy their freedom.
(b) To read and understand the Bible.
(c) To write about what is being done to them.
(d) To read catalogs and order things.

14. What does Mammy make for Alice to drink after tending her wounds in Chapter 4?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Root tea.
(c) Molasses tea.
(d) Whiskey and water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John tells Mammy in Chapter 6, "I don't get smarter. Just" what?

2. What food item does Sarny bring to Mammy while she's strung up at the spring house in Chapter 5?

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

4. How does Sarny describe Alice's mental state in the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What is the first word that Sarny learns to write in Chapter 5?

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