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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Amari.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a characteristic of the captives' shackles in Part One?
(a) A neck band.
(b) A face mask.
(c) Atttachments at the ankles, wrists, and necks.
(d) A set of ankle chains.

2. How does Clay respond when one of his friends touches Myna in Part Five?
(a) With regret.
(b) With anger.
(c) With sadness.
(d) With pride.

3. What foods does Teenie make that remind Amari of Africa?
(a) Hoppin' John and yams.
(b) Mashed potatoes and vegetable soup.
(c) Fish stew and yams.
(d) Peach pie and Hoppin' John.

4. What might be the function of the story of Chief Agokoli?
(a) Verbal irony of Komla's contempt of the white men.
(b) Foreshadowing that the Ewe tribe will prevail.
(c) Alliteration to prove that Komla is the best storyteller.
(d) Imagery to depict the Ashanti warriors.

5. Which is NOT true about Teenie's kente cloth?
(a) It was just a tiny scrap.
(b) Willie Badgett gave it to her.
(c) It was her mother's.
(d) It had been buried on the plantation for years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not part of the Ewe definition of hospitality?

2. What is the average life span of a slave?

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

4. Why must Besa leave Amari so quickly in Part One?

5. How old is Tidbit?

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