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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Seven: Amari.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Polly's mother?
(a) She loved Polly's father.
(b) She had trouble getting paid work because of the reliance on slave labor.
(c) She wanted a simple life for Polly.
(d) She was an orphan.

4. If Polly were allowed to work in the big house, where does she envision spending her time?
(a) The porch.
(b) The library.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

5. How does Noah act at dinner in Part 4?
(a) He is stone-faced.
(b) He is overly helpful toward Polly.
(c) He is clearly resistant to the Derbies.
(d) He laughs at Mr. Derby and Clay's jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cato tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari to flee in Part Six?

2. Where did Polly grow up?

3. What foods does Teenie make that remind Amari of Africa?

4. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?

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

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