The "Sarny: A Life Remembered" quiz for Ms. Hershey's students (and anyone else who dares!)

Who is the protagonist of the story?

"Seemed everybody was reading and then it spread…like a fire in dry grass.” (10) This comparison is an example of

“One would help two and two would help four and nearly everybody came to know reading and writing and then it went to other plantations and they tried to stop it” (10). Who are “they”?

“They were wearing blue” (23) Who are “they”?

What word was used to name a person whose heritage was 1/8 African?

What does Sarny see on Miss Laura that makes her suspicious that Miss Laura is not white?

Pretend you’re on Jeopardy. The answer is, “The 1840s through 1930, on a plantation in the South, in New Orleans, in St. Louis, and in Texas.” What is the question?

To how many children did Sarny give birth?

What's the name of the man who bought Sarny's children?

Who is driving Miss Laura's carriage when Sarny and Lucy meet her?

Which is an example of someone "shining" someone else?

What's the name of the leather goods dealer that Stanley assaulted at the market?

What is Miss Laura's presumed cause of death?

How many schools does Sarny estimate she founded?

In what state does Sarny finally retire?