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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. What is the last letter that John introduces Sarny to in Chapter 4?
2. What does John use on his makeshift shoes to throw the dogs' scent off in Chapter 6?
3. What does Mammy make for Alice to drink after tending her wounds in Chapter 4?
4. How far does Sarny say Alice made it before she was caught in Chapter 4?
5. What does Mammy tell Sarny to bring to her at the spring house when the master and others aren't looking 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 is Alice described in the beginning of Chapter 4? What is Sarny's relationship like with Alice?
3. How did Pawley die, according to the story related from Sarny in Chapter 4?
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. How has the relationship between Mammy and John evolved by Chapter 6?
6. How is John's departure described in Chapter 6? What does Sarny make of John's farewell?
7. How does Sarny describe the circumstances of the slaves in the beginning of Chapter 5?
8. What is foreshadowed in Chapter 6? What does the reader expect to happen based on John's actions?
9. What is the significance of Master Waller's public displays of punishment for the slaves in the novel?
10. What element of the novel's plot structure is seen in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of education in Nightjohn. What is the importance and/or the danger of reading for the slaves, according to John? Historically, how accurate is John’s perception? Does the author present a favorable view of education? Why or why not?
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
Analyze and discuss the narrative style of Nightjohn. Who is the narrator of the story? Is the narrator involved in the action of the narrative? In what tense is the narrative related? Why do you think that the author chose this narrative style? How would the story differ if it were told from a different point of view?
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