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Characters
Setting
Vocabulary
Narrative Elements
Misc.
100
Sarny
Who is the young slave girl in this story?
100
Southern plantation
Where does Sarny take place?
100
plantation
What is the place called where slaves live and work?
100
first person
Whose point of view is this story told from?
100
historical fiction
What genre is this story?
200
Nightjohn
Who is the slave that teaches Sarny to read and write?
200
white house
What is the place where the slave owners live?
200
trough
What is the thing the slaves drink out of?
200
Sarney, Nightjohn, Waller and Delie
What are these people called in a story?
200
racism
What is one theme in this book?
300
Waller
Who is the plantation owner?
300
tobacco fields
What is the main crop at the plantation?
300
overseer
What is the name of the person who supervises and watches over the people?
300
plot
What is the sequence of events that take place in a story?
300
knowledge is power
What is another theme in this book?
400
Delie
Who was the women that raised Sarney as her own daughter?
400
Pit school
What is the place called where Nightjohn teaches the slaves to read and write?
400
quarters
What is the name for the place where the slaves live?
400
Conflict
What is the central problem that drives the action of the story?
400
bag
What is the first word that Sarny learns to read?
500
Gary Paulsen
Who is the author of Nightjohn?
500
1850s
When does this story take place?
500
shackles
What are the metal braces used for holding prisoners?
500
atmosphere
What is the general mood or feeling in a story?
500
She gets beaten.
What happens when Waller notices Sarney reading?