A Mercy Quizzes

A Mercy Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed September 22, 2022

1 Whose narrations are in first/second person?

Jacob

Florens

Rebekka

Lina
2 Where is Jacob's farm?

Maryland

New York

South Carolina

Pennsylvania
3 Who is Florens' narration addressed to?

Her mother

Lina

The Blacksmith

Jacob
4 When does the novel take place?

1780s-1790s

1680s-1690s

1880s-1890s

1580s-1590s
5 Florens is all the following except ___.

literate

sixteen

Native American

enslaved
6 What does Florens love?

Shoes

Jewelry

Gloves

Dresses
7 Jacob ___.

is not a fan of slavery

loves Florens

is planning to return to the Netherlands

is cruel to his slaves
8 What unnerves Jacob about Maryland?

The wealth

Catholicism

The weather

All of these
9 D'Ortega is all the following except ___.

prideful

inhumae

vain

pious
10 Why did D'Ortega summon Jacob?

To ask his advice

To pay him with a slave

To go into further business with him

To pay him money
11 At the tavern, Jacob is intrigued by a man talking about ___.

the indigo trade

emancipation of slaves

Deism

the sugar trade
12 What event does Morrison allude to?

The Stono Rebellion

Nat Turner's Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion
13 Jacob firmly believes that ___.

female labor is best

owning land is a curse

he will never have any more children

slavery is acceptable
14 Jacob dreams of a/an ___.

grand house

military victory

impressive ship

plantation full of slaves
15 What did Jacob die from?

Smallpox

Cholera

An accident

Dysentery
16 Who is sent to find the Blacksmith?

Sorrow

Lina

Willard

Florens
17 Who else is on the wagon?

Indentured servants

Slaves

Children

Animals
18 How is Florens' love for the Blacksmith described?

Tepid

Sustaining and healthy

Confusing

All-consuming
19 How did Lina's tribe die?

Smallpox

Poison

An attack

Starvation
20 Why does Lina hate the Blacksmith?

She does not trust Black people.

He tried to seduce her.

She hates men.

His presence sows chaos.
21 As a child, with whom did Lina live?

The free Black community

The Anabaptists

The Presbyterians

The priests
22 Lina often envisions ___.

a bright sun

a flood

fire

a new world
23 Lina is all the following except ___.

mentally strong

exacting

stoic

verbose
24 Who rescued Sorrow?

A slaveowner

A priest

A blacksmith

A sawyer
25 Whom does Lina like the least?

Scully

Florens

Willard

Sorrow

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