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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tidbit's given name?
(a) Theodore.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Travis.
(d) Timothy.

2. Which of the following descriptions of the ship in Part One is an example of personification?
(a) "It rolled with the rhythm of the water" (44).
(b) "Loud noises echoed down on them" (44).
(c) "Eventually, the activity above seemed to slow down" (44).
(d) "It inhaled and exhaled the foul air" (44).

3. 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?
(a) She has been sold before.
(b) She just seems to have a sixth sense.
(c) She has been reading about the slave trade.
(d) Her mother has educated her on these matters.

4. 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 only hunts and gathers on certain days of the week.
(c) She performs a funeral service for all they eat.
(d) She refuses to eat or kill anything for her own use.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much space does each slave have below deck on the ship?

3. Where must the children go to escape Nathan's father?

4. Who is Cato?

5. What advice does Amari give Tidbit when he is pulled in from out of the water in Part Five?

(see the answer key)

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