Characters
The mean old slave owner.
Who is Clel Waller?
The thing that Sarny wrote in the dirt that was on the bag.
What is 100 lbs?
The marks on his back.
What is scars?
The punishment for trying to escape.
What is dogs chase you and rip you up until you die or are really hurt?
Sarny's Last name.
What is Waller?
The reason why Sarny's mom was sold.
What is a valuable breeder?
The first word Sarny learns how to read and write.
What is bag?
The thing he promises Sarny at the end of the book.
What is that he will be back for her?
The thing they use to keep track of their ages.
What is Delie marks a stick?
The first 3 letters Nightjohn taught Sarny.
What is A,B, and C?
The person who takes care of all the children.
Who is mammy or Delie?
What Clel Waller did to Nightjohn when he admitted he was the one teaching Sarny how to read and write.
What is hung him and cut off his toes?
The thing Nightjohn traded for teaching Sarny letters.
What is tobacco?
How the children got food.
What is licked the leftovers from the bowl?
The thing Sarny takes out of the dirt to watch shine.
What is a penny?
The names of the two girls complaining about not having enough money to buy more dresses.
Who is Margaret and Alaine?
The thing Delie was praying for in the corner.
What is being free?
The reason he came back even when he was free.
What is to teach the slaves how to read and write?
What they call their rooms.
What are quarters?
Sarny does this with Nightjohn at the school the first night.
What is help teach?
The three slaves who tried to run away and got caught.
Who is Alice, Jim, and Pawley?
What Nightjohn did the night he ran away.
What is built an underground school?
How he came into the area.
What is pulling a wagon with a rope around his neck?
What they all do if someone is being whipped.
What is they all have to watch the hurt?
What Mammy does when asked how Sarny knows how to write.
What is lies that she taught her?