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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 kills Tirza?
(a) She suffers a heart attack.
(b) She is shot.
(c) She gives up.
(d) She chokes in the neck band.

2. What excuse will Dr. Hoskins give for losing the slaves and the servant?
(a) He will blame a storm.
(b) He will blame highwaymen.
(c) He will say they attacked him.
(d) He will say they escaped while he slept.

3. Which of the following is a simile that describes how the slaves are arranged below deck?
(a) "Stacked like logs" (43)
(b) "Their feet were locked in leg irons" (43).
(c) "Slimy with waste" (43)
(d) "The air in this place seemed to have been sucked out" (43)

4. What does Nathan tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari about Fort Mose?
(a) That it was recently captured by the Confederates.
(b) That it is a real place of freedom.
(c) That slavery is just as prominent there as anywhere else.
(d) That he has never heard of it.

5. What role does Besa play in the celebration in Part One?
(a) He serves the food.
(b) He stands by silently.
(c) He welcomes the guests.
(d) He plays drums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Clay give to Amari?

2. How does the woman whom Amari befriends in the holding area know so much about what is to come for the newly-captured Ewe people?

3. What is Teenie's advice to Amari upon arrival at the Derby's farm?

4. Who is the father of Isabelle's baby?

5. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?

(see the answer key)

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