Characters
The person who teaches Sarny how to read.
Who is Nightjohn?
The main thing Sarny and Nightjohn do.
What is learn to read?
Nightjohn's special skill.
What is reading (and writing)?
The amount all slaves get paid.
What is nothing?
The type of coin Sarny finds in the dirt.
What is a penny?
How much Clel Waller pays for Nightjohn.
What is $1000?
The thing Nightjohn gets in exchange for teaching.
What is tobacco?
The ancestry of all slaves.
What is African-American?
Sarny's age at the start of the book.
What is twelve?
Sarny's mammy who takes care of her.
Who is Delie?
The word Sarny writes when she gets caught writing.
What is BAG?
What is naked and tied to a rope?
The amount of times slaves eat per day.
What is two times?
What new slave men are given to wear.
What are canvas pants?
The girl who is whipped for not wanting to be a breeder.
Who is Alice?
What Nightjohn rubs on his shoes.
What is fish lard and pepper?
The toes that Waller cut off Nightjohn.
What are both middle toes?
The way slave children know how old they are.
What are sticks?
A name the slaves call their master.
What is dog droppings or pig slop?
The sister of the missus.
Who is Alaine?
The amount of slaves that run away from the plantation in the book.
What is four?
The amount of time it takes for Nightjohn to recover from the cuts.
What are three nights?
The things slaves eat.
What is buttermilk, cornbread, vegetables, and pork fat?
The amount of "drivers" at the plantation.
What is two?