Nightjohn

The story is told from the point of view of _______________-.

• Delie
• Sarny
• Clel Waller
• Night John

Why do some people on the plantation think Sarny is dumb?

• She is illiterate.
• She is quiet.
• She is a witch.
• She can't remember her mother's name.

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How does Sarny know how old she is?

• Mammy has a stick with a notch for each child.
• Sarny keeps track in a diary.
• Waller keeps track in a book.
• She doesn't.

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does Waller care how old the children, especially the girls, are?

• He wants to know when they will be ready to breed.
• He wants to know when they will be ready for field work.
• Neither a or b
• both a and b 

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How does Sarny find out that NightJohn is coming?

• Old Delie told her
• NightJohn showed up because Sarny contacted him
• Sarny overheard the house women talking about NightJohn
• Waller announced to the slaves that he was buying a new field hand.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did Sarny kill the bugs on the Rose bushes?

• She squished them.
• She used bug spray.
• She spit tobacco juice on them. 
• She set them on fire.

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How much did Waller pay for NightJohn?

• $100
• $50
• Over $1,000
• Over $2,000

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What did Mammy pray for?

• To be free
• Waller's death
• To be reunited with her family 
• To have relief from her pains and aches

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Slaves were not allowed to read and write because their owners feared

• they would become more educated than them
• they would rebel

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