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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Derby come to the kitchen one morning in Part Six?
(a) He wants to use Tidbit as bait again.
(b) He needs dinner service that night.
(c) He wants to bring Myna to Clay.
(d) Mrs. Derby is in labor.

2. How does Clay communicate with Myna after the beating by Mr. Derby?
(a) By sending her candy.
(b) By delivering daily love letters.
(c) By sending for her nightly.
(d) By visiting with her daily.

3. What happens to the mother and daughter who jumped from the small boat?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They are dragged back onto the boat.
(c) They are drowned.
(d) They are eaten by sharks.

4. What do the white people at the slave auction think of the relationship between Amari and Afi?
(a) That they must be sisters.
(b) That they are mother and daughter.
(c) That they must be split up.
(d) That they neither know nor care for each other.

5. How do the women eat in the holding area in Part One?
(a) They are fed plentiful portions of their favorite foods.
(b) They fight and grab for the scraps of bread thrown to them.
(c) They kindly share whatever they are offered.
(d) There is no food to be found at the Cape Coast Castle.

6. Where is Clay taking Tidbit and Myna in Part Five?
(a) To the market.
(b) To Charles Town.
(c) To dinner.
(d) To the alligator hunt.

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

8. What is the price paid for Amari at the slave auction?
(a) 40 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 300 pounds.
(d) 60 pounds.

9. Which is NOT a reason that Mr. Derby loves Isabelle?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her youth.
(d) Her money.

10. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (114).
(b) "My little breath of Africa" (114).
(c) "This little piece of it came off in her hand" (114).
(d) "She clutched it all the way 'cross the big water" (114).

11. What will remove the blood and blackberry stains from the carpet in Part 4?
(a) Bleach.
(b) Vinegar.
(c) Soda water.
(d) Vodka.

12. Who were the only villagers spared in the slaughter of the Ewe tribe?
(a) The elderly.
(b) The young.
(c) The children.
(d) The women.

13. Who is seen outside the window of Isabelle's baby's birth?
(a) Clay.
(b) Percival.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Noah.

14. What task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Speaking to men.
(b) Touching the fufu.
(c) Weaving kente designs.
(d) Serving as an elder.

15. What advice does Amari give Tidbit when he is pulled in from out of the water in Part Five?
(a) That his mother loves him.
(b) That he should not fear the allilgators.
(c) That he will survive this day.
(d) That he should swim as fast as he can.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "indentured" mean for Polly?

2. Which slave is given Isabelle's baby to care for?

3. How does Clay respond when one of his friends touches Myna in Part Five?

4. If Polly were allowed to work in the big house, where does she envision spending her time?

5. Who stops Myna's beating by Mr. Derby in Part Four?

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