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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?
(a) Polly.
(b) Tidbit.
(c) Amari.
(d) Hushpuppy.

2. When Tidbit realizes in Part Eleven he will not be able to return to Teenie, what request does he make of Amari?
(a) That she sends letters to Teenie.
(b) That she ask Polly to be his new mother.
(c) That she be his mother.
(d) That she let him go to make his own way.

3. How do the children cross the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven?
(a) They ride atop Brownie.
(b) They cross a foot bridge.
(c) They locate a canoe.
(d) They turn back without crossing it.

4. How does Amari offer respect to the animals and vegetation they eat in Part Seven?
(a) She refuses to eat or kill anything for her own use.
(b) She only hunts and gathers on certain days of the week.
(c) She performs a funeral service for all they eat.
(d) She asks permission and says "thank you" to everything before picking it or killing it for food.

5. Why does Inez say that everyone is able to live peacefully in Fort Mose?
(a) The life is so easy in Fort Mose.
(b) Everyone is of the same race in Fort Mose.
(c) They do not have many possessions to fight over.
(d) All the men are fighting for the Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the stars symbolize for Amari in Part Seven?

2. What job does Captain Menendez envision for Polly?

3. Aside from a chance to escape, what other gift does the doctor give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?

4. How does Amari feel physically throughout their journey to safety and freedom?

5. What is Tidbit's main concern in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What clues do we have that Domingo Salvador is not actually drunk in Part Ten?

2. Why might Hushpuppy's arrival in Part Six signal luck for the trip?

3. What does the St. Mary's River represent for each of the children?

4. How does Amari comfort Tidbit when he realizes in Part Eleven that he will most likely never see his mother again?

5. Is Fiona O'Reilly brave in her decision to help the children?

6. What does Inez mean when she says, "Troubles never be over chile...but it be good to share them with friends" (288)?

7. What about Amari's condition surprises Fiona O'Reilly? What does this prove about her character?

8. When Amari promises that Polly will also forever stay with Tidbit, what does she realize about keeping promises?

9. Why is Polly attracted to Nathan?

10. What change occurs in Amari as a result of Dr. Hoskins's gift?

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