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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is this novel set?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1862.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1738.

2. How do the white people at the slave auction in Part One act toward the slaves?
(a) With cool detachment.
(b) With utter hatred.
(c) With intense interest.
(d) With extreme pity.

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

4. What reminds Amari of her little brother?
(a) A bird.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A cow.
(d) A cat.

5. Where does Cato tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari to flee in Part Six?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Fort Mose.
(d) Sullivan's Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Polly chosen to stop the doctor in Part Six?

2. Which of the following does NOT occur when the women are brought up on deck of the ship in Part One?

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

4. What advice does Afi give Amari about Besa?

5. How do the women eat in the holding area in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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