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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mammy tell Sarny to fetch as John is taken to the slave quarters after his punishment in Chapter 5?
(a) Cornbread.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Salt.
(d) Boiling water.

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

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

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

7. What does Mammy tell Sarny to bring to her as she makes her way to the slave quarters in the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Whiskey to drink.
(b) Clothing to cover herself.
(c) Tobacco to put on her wounds.
(d) Water to drink.

8. What color does Sarny describe Waller's dogs as in Chapter 4?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

9. Where does John say he was when he was caught in Chapter 4?
(a) In Boston.
(b) In church.
(c) Hiding in a cotton field.
(d) In the woods.

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

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

12. How did Jim die after he attempted escape?
(a) He was lynched.
(b) He was killed by Waller's dogs.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He bled to death after castration.

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

14. Who is awake in the sleeping quarters when John escapes in Chapter 6?
(a) John and Sarny.
(b) Mammy, Sarny, and John.
(c) Alice, Sarny and John.
(d) Mammy and John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Sarny say that John is incapacitated after his punishment from Waller in the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

3. What does Mammy ask John when she sees him teaching Sarny in Chapter 6?

4. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?

5. What is the last letter that John introduces Sarny to in Chapter 4?

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