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

2. 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 church.
(d) In the city.

3. What does Mammy do when she first sees John teaching Sarny the letters of the alphabet in Chapter 4?
(a) She runs and tells Mr. Waller.
(b) She hits him over the head.
(c) She calls the other slaves to watch.
(d) She laughs at him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first Fugitive Slave Act implemented in the United States requiring all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters?

2. What is "the next letter" that John introduces to Sarny on the second night of his recovery in Chapter 6?

3. How far does Sarny say Alice made it before she was caught in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Sarny say the slaves all know not to run in Chapter 4?

5. What does Mammy respond when John flirts with her in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Sarny describes two slaves that she has heard of that ran away from Waller's plantation in Chapter 4. What story is related of Jim's attempted escape?

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

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

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

7. How does Master Waller punish John after he has stepped forward in Chapter 5? How does John respond to his punishment?

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

9. How does Mammy respond when Sarny runs to her at the spring house in Chapter 5?

10. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 6? What does the reader expect to happen based on John's actions?

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