What does nightjohn promise sarny?
Plan
- 1 What does nightjohn promise sarny?
- 2 Who is Jim in nightjohn?
- 3 How does NightJohn escape?
- 4 What does sarny trade for nightjohn to teach her to read?
- 5 How did slaves get food?
- 6 How does sarny know how old she is?
- 7 Why did sarny have to hide the penny that she found?
- 8 Why does NightJohn tell Waller he taught sarny to read?
What does nightjohn promise sarny?
She was writing in the dirt. What does Night John promise Sarny? To teach her to read and write more.
Who is Jim in nightjohn?
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Beau Bridges | … | Clel Waller |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon Eubanks | … | Fanny Bowen |
| John P. Ford III | … | Arthur Waller |
| John Herina | … | Homer Waller |
| Jordan Williams | … | James G. Waller |
How old is NightJohn?
twelve
Who speaks up when Waller punishes someone for teaching sarny?
Due to his sadistic nature, Waller also makes all the field slaves witness Mammy’s humiliation. Unable to bear it any longer, John finally speaks up and admits to teaching Sarny how to read and write.
How does NightJohn escape?
In Gary Paulsen’s Nightjohn, John is a runaway slave who escapes all the way to the North. However, he enters into the story tied to a horse with scars covering his body. Click to see full answer.
What does sarny trade for nightjohn to teach her to read?
1. Literal Question: What does Nightjohn want to trade with the narrator, Sarny? “Nightjohn wants to trade letters for tobacco.” He offers to teach her some letters as trade for the tobacco.”
How did sarny kill the bugs on the rose bushes?
How did Sarny kill the bugs on the Rose bushes? She squished them. She used bug spray.
Why is sarny’s mother not around?
6. Why is Sarny’s mother not around? Who has raised Sarny? ~Sarny’s mother was sold by Waller to another slave owner, after that, Sarny was raised by Old Delie, who is the only mother she knows/remembers.
How did slaves get food?
Weekly food rations — usually corn meal, lard, some meat, molasses, peas, greens, and flour — were distributed every Saturday. Vegetable patches or gardens, if permitted by the owner, supplied fresh produce to add to the rations. Morning meals were prepared and consumed at daybreak in the slaves’ cabins.
How does sarny know how old she is?
How does Sarny know she is 12 years old? She uses a stick with notches cut into it to see her age.
How does the master of the house know that nightjohn is rebellious before he even buys him?
_____1. How does the master of the house know that Nightjohn is rebellious before he even buys him? Nightjohn tells the master upfront.
How much money did Clel Waller pay when he bought NightJohn?
How much money did Clel Waller pay when he bought Nightjohn? What does this tell you about NightJohn? He payed $1000 dollars for NightJohn. That shows NightJohn is a talented slave.
Why did sarny have to hide the penny that she found?
Why did Sarny have to hide the penny that she found? Because the waller will take it away.
Why does NightJohn tell Waller he taught sarny to read?
In the book, Nightjohn teaches Sarny how to read and write. Sarny is so excited about learning that she begins to write on the dirt in her spare time.
