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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Ten: Polly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What further punishment does Mr. Derby give Myna after her whipping?
(a) He cuts her hair.
(b) He says she will never work in the big house again.
(c) He sentences her to the rice fields.
(d) He removes her from the plantation.

2. What advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?
(a) To find a shed in the woods and live there indefinitely.
(b) To locate a friend on the Underground Railroad.
(c) To find the Ashley River and follow it south.
(d) To find the Ashley River and follow it north.

3. What is Polly reading when she is introduced in the novel in Part Two?
(a) A wanted sign.
(b) Her freedom papers.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) The documentation of her indentured status.

4. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?
(a) He needs someone to take care of the baby.
(b) He loves her too much to hurt her.
(c) He understands that people make mistakes.
(d) He wants her to suffer for the rest of her life.

5. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "This little piece of it came off in her hand" (114).
(b) "She clutched it all the way 'cross the big water" (114).
(c) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (114).
(d) "My little breath of Africa" (114).

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Ewe tribe's kente cloth design?

2. When a slave dies on the journey in Part One, what happens to their body?

3. How does Amari make a new friend in the holding area in Part One?

4. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?

5. Where must the children go to escape Nathan's father?

(see the answer key)

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