Nightjohn Review

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

How does Sarny find out Nightjohn is coming?

• Waller announced to the slaves he was buying a new field hand

• Nightjohn showed up because Sarny contacted him

• Old Delie told her

• Sarny overheard the house women talking about Nightjohn

Why did Sarny have to chew on tobacco leaves?

• she was forced to by Nightjohn

• to spit the tobacco juice on the roses to kill bugs

• she liked to chew tobacco leaves

• all of the above

How much did Waller pay for Nightjohn?

• $2,000

• $100

• $200

• $1,000

What does Mammy pray for?

• To have relief from her pains and aches

• To be reunited with her family

• To be free

• Waller's death

How did Walller bring in Nightjohn "bad"?

• Nightjohn was naked

• Waller made Nightjohn run/walk in

• Waller had a shackle around Nightjohn's neck

• all of the above

Why don't slave owners usually buy a slave whose back is covered with whip marks?

• It means the slave is hard to get to work

• They are more expensive

• They are unattractive

• All of the above

What does Nightjohn offer to trade for a lip full of tobacco?

• A map to freedom

• To escape

• A story about the Underground Railroad

• The letters A,B, and C

What is Sarny's last name?

• Jefferson

• She doesn't have one

• Waller

• Washington

What happened to Jim?

• He was whipped because he defended Alice

• He ran away and was caught by the dogs who ripped him apart while he clung to a tree

• He was whipped because he was teaching Sarny to read

• He went to see his girlfriend on another plantation and was caught while coming back