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The "Sarny: A Life Remembered" quiz for Ms. Hershey's students (and anyone else who dares!)
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Progress: 1 of 15 questions
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Miss Laura
Sarny
Tyler Two
Stanley
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Progress: 2 of 15 questions
"Seemed everybody was reading and then it spread…like a fire in dry grass.” (10) This comparison is an example of
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
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Progress: 3 of 15 questions
“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”?
Sarny and Lucy
Nightjohn and Pauly
slaves
slave owners/plantation owners
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Progress: 4 of 15 questions
“They were wearing blue” (23) Who are “they”?
Confederate soldiers
Union soldiers
slaves
masters
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Progress: 5 of 15 questions
What word was used to name a person whose heritage was 1/8 African?
octagon
octoroon
pentagon
quadroon
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Progress: 6 of 15 questions
What does Sarny see on Miss Laura that makes her suspicious that Miss Laura is not white?
a flowered scarf
a gun
petticoats
curly black hair
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Progress: 7 of 15 questions
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?
What is the plot of the book?
What is the theme of the book?
What is the setting of the book?
Who is the protagonist of the book?
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Progress: 8 of 15 questions
To how many children did Sarny give birth?
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1
2
3
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Progress: 9 of 15 questions
What's the name of the man who bought Sarny's children?
Chivington
Bartlett
Tyler
Waller
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Progress: 10 of 15 questions
Who is driving Miss Laura's carriage when Sarny and Lucy meet her?
Haggerty
Bartlett
Chivington
Waller
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Progress: 11 of 15 questions
Which is an example of someone "shining" someone else?
"You ought to polish those boots."
"No, thank you."
"Is that your final answer?"
"Do you have a map? I just got lost in your eyes."
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Progress: 12 of 15 questions
What's the name of the leather goods dealer that Stanley assaulted at the market?
Haggerty
Bartlett
Chivington
Waller
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Progress: 13 of 15 questions
What is Miss Laura's presumed cause of death?
cancer
diabetes
heart failure
automobile accident
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Progress: 14 of 15 questions
How many schools does Sarny estimate she founded?
2
20
200
2000
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Progress: 15 of 15 questions
In what state does Sarny finally retire?
Oregon
Texas
Michigan
Florida
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