NightJohn Movie Quiz

What happens to Sarny's mom?

• She learns to read & write

• She gives birth to a baby boy

• She is sold

• She runs away

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

• Delie

• Sarny

• Clel Waller

• Night John

How much did Waller pay for NightJohn?

• $100

• $50

• Over $1,000

• Over $2,000

In this scene, Mrs. Wallace asks her husband can Outlaw go to his brothers (James) plantation to date a girl named Egypt. Mr. Wallace says NO! Why?

• Outlaw is always in trouble & does not follow the rules

• James & Mr. Wallace does not get along; so he says no

• According to the law, any child born from that union would stay with the mother and he did not want to lose any money $ to his brother James

• Mr. Wallace does not have any paper to write a pass.

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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In this scene what happens to NightJohn & why

• His finger is cut off because he is teaching others to read & write

• He is begging for forgiveness because Sarny told on him

• He wants to be reunited with his family

• He wants to have relief from his aches and pains

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

• they would become more educated than them

• they would rebel (fight back)

What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?

• It reduced the need for slaves on plantations
• It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton
• It helped improve the working conditions for slaves
• It had no significant impact on slaves or slavery

The most famous canal in New York was called the...

• Whitewater Canal
• Miami Canal
• Champlain Canal
• Erie Canal

The _____ is the voyage of slave ships across the Atlantic Ocean

• Triangular trade
• Middle Passage
• overseer
• master