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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Captain Menendez envision for Polly?

2. What gift does Fiona NOT provide the children?

3. How does Dr. Hoskins feel about the murders they witnessed?

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

5. Who was the real-life Captain Menendez?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Besa suffered since being sold into slavery, as shown in Part Nine?

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

3. What choice does Polly have in the decision to go north or south in Part Seven?

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

5. Why does Dr. Hoskins feel so guilty in Part Seven?

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

7. Examine Amari's thought that "I can't run anymore. Not from the past. Not from my future" (300).

8. What does the potential alligator on the other side of the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven symbolize?

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

10. Describe the plan the children devise for escaping Nathan's father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the events that instill within Amari the ability to fight for her freedom?

Essay Topic 2

Amari comes to realize that "she must concentrate not on what was lost, but on what must be found" (225). In an essay, examine this statement focusing on the changes that occur in Amari as she processes this lesson.

Essay Topic 3

Explore Isabelle Derby's life. Is she just as powerless as a slave, or does she possess an ability to create true change?

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