An Acquaintance with Darkness (Hardee) Chapters 1-3

Why had the housegirl, Ella May, stopped working for the narrator and her mother in chapter 1?

• To return to her old mistress because she would provide fo her

• To get a new job with a rich family

• She was dying of the same sickness as the narrator's mother

• She went to look for her husband who had been sold away from her

Who was at the door in chapter 1?

• Annie

• Johnny

• Uncle Valentine

• Robert

Where did Johnny take Annie and Emily (the narrator) the last time she had seen him?

• To a picnic with John Wilkes Booth

• To get ice cream with Abraham Lincoln

• To a play at the theatre where they sat in the President's box

• To a fancy restaurant where they saw John Wilkes Booth dining with his wife

Why has Johnny come to see Emily?

• To invite her to get ice creak

• To ask to a dance held by John Wilkes Booth

• To ask her to marry him

• To tell her he is leaving on a mission up North again

What important thing does Johnny give Emily before he leaves?

• his diary

• secret letters for John Wilkes Booth

• gold coins

• a check for $1000

Who is Elizabeth Keckley? (choose all that apply)

• Mama's employer

• Mary Lincoln's official dressmaker

• a former slave of mixed descent

• Mary Lincoln's personal friend

What does she offer to do for Emily upon the death of her mother?

• help her find a place to live and give her job

• help her move in with her uncle

• help her get a job for Mrs. Lincoln at the White House

• Help her get married to Johnny Surratt

What is the cause of the disagreement between Mama and her former friend, Mary Surratt?

• They both loved the same man, and Mrs. Surratt married him

• Mrs. Surratt has more children and Mama is jealous

• Mrs. Surratt is prettier

• Mrs. Surratt's brother took Mama's house when she couldn't pay on it

What is Uncle Valentines profession?

• doctor and surgeon

• lawyer

• banker

• dentist

Why does Mama say Emily can't go to live in Richmond, VA with her sister now that it has fallen into the hands of the Union soldiers?

• They support the Confederacy and would be punished there

• They have no money to pay for the trip

• There is too much damage and no food for it to be safe

• Trick question: she doesn't say Emily can't move there