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

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

3. What is the stump used for that Waller orders one of the field hands to fetch in Chapter 5?
(a) Hanging slaves.
(b) Chopping firewood.
(c) Chopping the heads off chickens.
(d) Painting the house.

4. What does Mammy tell Sarny to bring to her at the spring house when the master and others aren't looking in Chapter 5?
(a) Food.
(b) A knife.
(c) Water.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tools does Waller order one of the field hands to fetch from the blacksmith lean-to in Chapter 5?

2. What is Mammy doing when Sarny runs to her as she tries to escape Waller in Chapter 5?

3. How many more nights does John say until he's gone when Mammy catches him teaching Sarny a new letter in Chapter 6?

4. What derogatory name does John refer to Master Waller as when Sarny tells him about Mammy in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think it is important for John to teach the slaves to read and write as opposed to teaching them other information?

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

3. What happens after Alice's whipping in Chapter 4? How are Alice's wounds treated?

4. How does Master Waller punish Mammy in Chapter 5? How do the other slaves respond to the abuse?

5. How does Waller discover that Sarny is learning to read and write in Chapter 5? How does he react?

6. What are Sarny's perceptions of Alice's whipping when she witnesses it in Chapter 4?

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

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

9. How did Pawley die, according to the story related from Sarny in Chapter 4?

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

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