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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Amari realizes that Fort Mose is not huge or paved with gold, what does she say?
(a) Freedom feels blessed, no matter its appearance.
(b) Freedom is only worth the fight if it is beautiful.
(c) Freedom without ease is worthless.
(d) Freedom should reflect its value.

2. Where must the children go to escape Nathan's father?
(a) The river.
(b) Fort Mose.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) The swamp.

3. What food most likely makes Polly, Tidbit and Amari sick in Part Seven?
(a) Mayapples.
(b) Roots.
(c) Blackberries.
(d) Walnuts.

4. How does Amari feel physically throughout their journey to safety and freedom?
(a) She worries that Mr. Derby will catch them.
(b) She is scared and disgusted.
(c) She is tired and sick.
(d) She is always thinking of getting Teenie to freedom.

5. Of whom does Captain Menendez remind Amari?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her boyfriend.

6. Why does Amari choose to go south rather than north in Part SEven?
(a) Amari trusts Cato.
(b) Amari does not like the cold in the north.
(c) Amari knows that Afi is on a plantation to the south.
(d) Amari chooses the easier option.

7. What is Polly's reaction when they come upon the fishing boy in Part Eight?
(a) She wonders how she must look to him.
(b) She is disgusted by his messiness.
(c) She hopes that he will give them some of his fish.
(d) She knows that he is their only chance for a place to rest that night.

8. How does Amari know to navigate their journey in Part Seven?
(a) She can remember lessons about nature she learned at home.
(b) She trusts the doctor's directions.
(c) She chooses to follow other travelers.
(d) She has read a great deal about exploring.

9. What giant animal lurks outside the children's cave in Part Seven?
(a) Bears.
(b) Hushpuppy.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Wolves.

10. Who was the real-life Captain Menendez?
(a) An escaped slave.
(b) The Spanish king.
(c) A Spanish soldier.
(d) An English soldier.

11. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?
(a) Tidbit attacks him.
(b) Polly shoots him.
(c) She pleads for her life.
(d) Hushpuppy bites him.

12. Where is Inez's husband, Jasper?
(a) He is still in Georgia.
(b) He is now fighting for the Spanish.
(c) He did not make it to Fort Mose.
(d) There is no Jasper.

13. What does Fiona tell the children about her desire to help them?
(a) She will turn them in in the morning.
(b) She has to check with her husband before she can help them.
(c) She wants to make the choice to help them be free.
(d) She does not want to become entangled in legal affairs.

14. What is Tidbit's main concern in Part Seven?
(a) He wants to rest.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He misses his mother.
(d) He wants Hushpuppy to be safe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does King Philip want from the citizens of Fort Mose?

2. What is a freedom Inez does NOT say she enjoys?

3. How do the children feel about their encounter with Clay at the end of Part Seven?

4. Why is Tidbit scared to cross the St. Mary's River?

5. Who finds the children in the abandoned hunting shack in Part Nine?

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