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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What food item does Sarny bring to Mammy while she's strung up at the spring house in Chapter 5?
(a) A piece of bacon.
(b) A potato.
(c) A bowl of oatmeal.
(d) A piece of cornbread.

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

4. 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) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 night.
(d) 3 nights.

5. What does Mammy assert that reading and writing will bring for the slaves in Chapter 4?
(a) Grief.
(b) A path to freedom.
(c) Hope.
(d) A record of history.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from Chapter 6 means to limp?

3. What does Waller order John to do when he steps forward and confesses to teaching Sarny in Chapter 5?

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

5. What is the stump used for that Waller orders one of the field hands to fetch in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Mammy and John change after John explains his past in Chapter 4?

2. How is John's departure described in Chapter 6? What does Sarny make of John's farewell?

3. How does Sarny describe the circumstances of the slaves in the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. How has the relationship between Mammy and John evolved by Chapter 6?

5. How does John describe his plans for escape to Mammy and Sarny in Chapter 6?

6. How is Alice described in the beginning of Chapter 4? What is Sarny's relationship like with Alice?

7. What is the significance of Master Waller's public displays of punishment for the slaves in the novel?

8. What instructions does Mammy give to Sarny while she's at the spring house in Chapter 5?

9. How was Pawley's disappearance discovered by Waller, according to Sarny in Chapter 4? Why was Pawley off the plantation?

10. What element of the novel's plot structure is seen in Chapter 5?

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