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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 stump used for that Waller orders one of the field hands to fetch in Chapter 5?
2. How many more nights does John say until he's gone when Mammy catches him teaching Sarny a new letter in Chapter 6?
3. What food item does Sarny bring to Mammy while she's strung up at the spring house in Chapter 5?
4. What is the first word that Sarny learns to write in Chapter 5?
5. What sounds does John make while enduring Waller's punishment in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What element of the novel's plot structure is seen in Chapter 5?
2. How does Waller discover that Sarny is learning to read and write in Chapter 5? How does he react?
3. What leads up to Alice being being whipped by Waller in Chapter 4? How is her whipping described?
4. What are Sarny's perceptions of Alice's whipping when she witnesses it in Chapter 4?
5. 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?
6. How has the relationship between Mammy and John evolved by Chapter 6?
7. How does Master Waller punish Mammy in Chapter 5? How do the other slaves respond to the abuse?
8. What is foreshadowed by Alice's treatment and abuse from Waller in Chapter 4?
9. What instructions does Mammy give to Sarny while she's at the spring house in Chapter 5?
10. What does John teach Sarny in Chapter 6? How does Mammy respond when she observes this exchange?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the character of John in the novel. What does John look like? How does Sarny describe John’s voice? What personality traits stand out in John upon his arrival at the plantation? How does John’s character evolve in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the structure of the narrative plot of Nightjohn. Where in the text do the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How traditionally structured is the plot of the story?
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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