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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Clay come into Teenie's kitchen one day in Part Five?
(a) To check on Myna.
(b) To compliment Teenie's cooking.
(c) To take Tidbit.
(d) To get help for Mrs. Derby.

2. Which slave is given Isabelle's baby to care for?
(a) Polly.
(b) Hildy.
(c) Sarah Jane.
(d) Teenie.

3. Why does Clay take Myna on his hunting trip in Part Five?
(a) To sell her to his friends.
(b) To show her off.
(c) To make up for his father's bad behavior.
(d) To get her out of the house for some air.

4. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Boston.
(c) Sullivan's Island.
(d) Tybee Island.

5. How much space does each slave have below deck on the ship?
(a) A room about the size of a bathroom.
(b) A full foot of space.
(c) A few inches on either side.
(d) A room with a bed and a washbasin.

6. Which fact is true about Polly's father?
(a) Polly never knew him.
(b) He was a drunk.
(c) He was an unkind man.
(d) He died of consumption.

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

8. What symbol does Amari NOT association with freedom?
(a) The sun.
(b) Fire.
(c) Sea birds.
(d) The drums.

9. What is the cause of Isabelle's concern over her baby?
(a) The child is deformed.
(b) The child is premature.
(c) The child is overdue.
(d) The child is of mixed race.

10. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?
(a) That they kill the baby.
(b) That they help her baby.
(c) That they kill her now.
(d) That they give the baby to Noah.

11. In Part Four, what future does Cato foresee for Myna?
(a) He sees her married to Clay.
(b) He sees her working in the rice fields.
(c) He sees her escaping to the north.
(d) He sees her taking Teenie's place as the cook.

12. What message does Besa give Amari the night he visits her on Sullivan's Island?
(a) He wants her to forget their long ago promises.
(b) He wants her to find love with someone else.
(c) He wants her to know that he never actually loved her.
(d) He wants her to remember him when she looks at the night sky.

13. Which sailor chooses Amari for the first night?
(a) Two separate soldiers.
(b) A young soldier named John.
(c) The red-headed man.
(d) One of the Ashanti soldiers.

14. Where does the ship in Part One ultimately take the captures Ewe people?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

15. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?
(a) She is too young to be aware of her age.
(b) Slaves' birthdays often were not recorded.
(c) She has never cared about age.
(d) Her mother taught her that a woman should never tell her age.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. Derby finds out about Isabelle's baby, where will Polly's indenture be sold?

2. How did Polly's parents die?

3. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?

4. What animal is always escaping from Tirza?

5. How long is Polly's indenture sentence?

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