Day of Tears

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What do Pierce’s uneasy feelings about the auction reveal about his character?

A) He is weak like the slave auctioneer says, but he pretends to be strong.

B) He has a strong conscience, but he can easily ignore it for his children.

C) He feels empathy and guilt about his actions, but he thinks there’s no choice.

D) He agrees with his ex-wife about slavery, but he persists in it to spite her.

2. What is the purpose of the passage in Chapter 4 in which Emma silently memorizes her mother’s face and hands as she stands in the kitchen?

A) This scene shows the love and admiration a mother has for her daughter.

B) This scene foreshadows Emma’s sale because this is the last time they will see one another.

C) This emotionally intense scene destroys reader’s perceptions that enslaved people had weak family ties.

D) This emotionally intense scene creates an atmosphere of fear amid the pouring rainstorm.

3. How did Sampson’s behavior after the fire contradict his belief that freedom was bad for Black people?

A) Sampson allowed Mistress Henfield to believe the fire was an accident, which allowed his son Charles to escape.

B) As a young man, Sampson successfully escaped on his own and was only recaptured trying to rescue his son.