Characters
The main characters
Who are Sarney and Nightjohn?
Pit School
Where does John teach many people to read and write at once?
Reading and Writing
What does Nightjohn teach?
Being whipped publicly
What is a common punishment for slaves?
Over 1,000
How much did Waller pay forNightjohn?
Margret, Alaine, and Clel Waller
Who lives in the white house?
Waller gets angry at mammy and especially Nightjohn.
Who does waller get mad at after he catches Sarney writing?
Tobacco
What does Nightjohn ask for on his first night?
Dawn till Dark
How long do the slaves have to work?
Knotches on Sticks
How does Mammy keep track of the children's ages?
Sold as a breeder
What happened to Sarney's Birth Mom?
To describe their mistreatment
Why did Nightjohn want slaves to know how to read and write?
The middle 2
Whitch toes were chopped off John's feet.
Breeders
What are slaves who's sole job is to make more slaves called?
Nightjohn and Sarney
What are the titles of the 2 books in this "series"?
10
How many characters are there?
Bag
What is the first word Sarney learns to read?
Rolling, Rippling, and Deep
What does John's laugh sound like?
A trough
What do the slaves eat out of?
Sally Hemmings
Who is the book Nightjohn dedicated to?
Tried to run but failed.
What did Alice, Jim, and Pawley try to do?
Set to bite on disobedient slaves.
How did the dogs become Savage and bloodthirsty?
Black Marble Stone.
What does Sarney compare Nightjohn's skin to?
Sit
What can't the field workers do until they are done working?
1996
When was the Nightjohn movie made?