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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours a day are the women tied on the ship in Part One?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 20.
(d) 8.

2. How long is Polly's indenture sentence?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) For life.
(d) 3 years.

3. What is one clue that the strangers in the Ewe village are not there on a peaceful mission?
(a) They bring gifts.
(b) They do not smile.
(c) They make threats as soon as they arrive.
(d) They refuse to participate in the celebrations.

4. If Polly were allowed to work in the big house, where does she envision spending her time?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The porch.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The library.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Clay give to Amari?

2. Which fact is true about Polly's father?

3. Which of the following descriptions of the ship in Part One is an example of personification?

4. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?

5. What do the white people at the slave auction think of the relationship between Amari and Afi?

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