A Mercy Quizzes

A Mercy Quiz 1

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

1 Whose narrations are in first/second person?

Rebekka

Florens

Jacob

Lina
2 Where is Jacob's farm?

Pennsylvania

New York

South Carolina

Maryland
3 Who is Florens' narration addressed to?

The Blacksmith

Lina

Her mother

Jacob
4 When does the novel take place?

1580s-1590s

1780s-1790s

1680s-1690s

1880s-1890s
5 Florens is all the following except ___.

Native American

sixteen

enslaved

literate
6 What does Florens love?

Jewelry

Shoes

Dresses

Gloves
7 Jacob ___.

is planning to return to the Netherlands

is cruel to his slaves

loves Florens

is not a fan of slavery
8 What unnerves Jacob about Maryland?

Catholicism

The wealth

The weather

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

pious

inhumae

prideful

vain
10 Why did D'Ortega summon Jacob?

To go into further business with him

To pay him with a slave

To ask his advice

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

the sugar trade

emancipation of slaves

Deism

the indigo trade
12 What event does Morrison allude to?

The Whiskey Rebellion

Nat Turner's Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion

The Stono Rebellion
13 Jacob firmly believes that ___.

slavery is acceptable

owning land is a curse

he will never have any more children

female labor is best
14 Jacob dreams of a/an ___.

plantation full of slaves

impressive ship

grand house

military victory
15 What did Jacob die from?

Dysentery

Cholera

Smallpox

An accident
16 Who is sent to find the Blacksmith?

Sorrow

Florens

Willard

Lina
17 Who else is on the wagon?

Animals

Indentured servants

Children

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

Confusing

Tepid

All-consuming

Sustaining and healthy
19 How did Lina's tribe die?

An attack

Starvation

Poison

Smallpox
20 Why does Lina hate the Blacksmith?

She hates men.

She does not trust Black people.

He tried to seduce her.

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

The Anabaptists

The Presbyterians

The free Black community

The priests
22 Lina often envisions ___.

a new world

a flood

a bright sun

fire
23 Lina is all the following except ___.

mentally strong

stoic

exacting

verbose
24 Who rescued Sorrow?

A sawyer

A blacksmith

A priest

A slaveowner
25 Whom does Lina like the least?

Scully

Sorrow

Willard

Florens