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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. Mammy tells John in Chapter 6, "you are born to" what?
2. What must the slaves do whenever someone is punished at the spring house?
3. What question does Sarny always ask about the letters of the alphabet when John introduces them to her?
4. What does Sarny say the master did when Alice was unwilling in the breeding shed in Chapter 4?
5. What emotion does John's story about his past inspire in Mammy in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does John describe his plans for escape to Mammy and Sarny in Chapter 6?
2. 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?
3. How does Master Waller punish John after he has stepped forward in Chapter 5? How does John respond to his punishment?
4. Why do you think it is important for John to teach the slaves to read and write as opposed to teaching them other information?
5. What element of the novel's plot structure is seen in Chapter 5?
6. What leads up to Alice being being whipped by Waller in Chapter 4? How is her whipping described?
7. How does Sarny describe the circumstances of the slaves in the beginning of Chapter 5?
8. How did Pawley die, according to the story related from Sarny in Chapter 4?
9. How is John's departure described in Chapter 6? What does Sarny make of John's farewell?
10. How does Master Waller punish Mammy in Chapter 5? How do the other slaves respond to the abuse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of Waller’s plantation. About how many slaves do you imagine living on the plantation? What kinds of crops does Waller produce? Where on the plantation do the slaves live? What are their living quarters like? How is Waller’s home described?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Sarny’s growing anxieties when she experiences her first menstrual period in Chapter 7. What does this event signify for Sarny? Why does Sarny hide it, and for how long do you think she will be able to hide it?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the meaning and the value of money as seen through Sarny’s eyes in Nightjohn. What does Sarny remark about the monetary value that her mother brought for Waller? How does this perception of people as having a monetary value impact Sarny’s view of the world around her? What negative impacts might this outlook cause in a person’s self worth?
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