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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Pawley find a girl he liked, according to Sarny's story in Chapter 4?
2. What does Mammy tell Sarny to prepare to treat her wounds after she is whipped in Chapter 5?
3. How far does Sarny say Alice made it before she was caught in Chapter 4?
4. What does Master Waller do when he finds Alice after she's run in Chapter 4?
5. What tools does Waller order one of the field hands to fetch from the blacksmith lean-to in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. How was Pawley's disappearance discovered by Waller, according to Sarny in Chapter 4? Why was Pawley off the plantation?
2. How does John describe his plans for escape to Mammy and Sarny in Chapter 6?
3. What does John teach Sarny in Chapter 6? How does Mammy respond when she observes this exchange?
4. 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?
5. What causes Master Waller to send Old Delie to the spring house in Chapter 5?
6. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 6? What does the reader expect to happen based on John's actions?
7. How does Sarny describe the circumstances of the slaves in the beginning of Chapter 5?
8. How does Master Waller punish Mammy in Chapter 5? How do the other slaves respond to the abuse?
9. Why do you think it is important for John to teach the slaves to read and write as opposed to teaching them other information?
10. What is the significance of Master Waller's public displays of punishment for the slaves in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is slave life described in the novel? List at least five ways in which Waller ensures that his slaves are stripped of their freedom. Which seems most invasive to you? Why? What freedom(s) would you most miss if you lost your freedoms today?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the language style of Nightjohn. How would you describe the dialect of Sarny’s narrative? How does John’s dialect differ from Sarny’s? How is it similar? How does the language style of the novel help the reader to connect with its themes?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the “barter” made between John and Sarny when they first meet. How does bartering or trading relate to the theme of monetary value in the novel? What does Sarny trade with John in order to learn “letters”? What does John gain from the arrangement?
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