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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 is different about the third woman that Amos loves than his other wives?

2. How old is the king's son at the beginning of the book?

3. How old is the youngest child of the third woman Amos falls in love with?

4. What causes Amos to realize he will never find his sister?

5. Who is given use of Mr. Richardson's business and tools after his death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the slaves fed when they are on the beach, and why?

2. How is At-mun sold at the auction?

3. What does Mr. Copeland offer Amos that he refuses, and why does he refuse the offer?

4. What happens that causes Amos to realize he would never find his sister?

5. What does At-mun say as he is being led away?

6. What happens when the slave ship reaches the beach to pick up the slavers and the captives?

7. What do the Copelands teach the slave boy while he stays with them?

8. What is the one thing Amos asks of the Richardsons when he is first purchased by them, and what is their response?

9. What does At-mun do to give himself strength on the river journey, and what does this help him decide to do?

10. How are the slaves housed while on the beach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Elizabeth Yates have chosen these particular places for this event to take place?

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