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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT true about Mrs. Derby's treatment of the slaves?
(a) She has written up papers to free Noah when she dies.
(b) She asks them how they are.
(c) She is generous toward them.
(d) She ignores them.

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

3. After Mr. Derby finds out about Isabelle's baby, where will Polly's indenture be sold?
(a) To a brothel in New Orleans.
(b) To a friend in Georgia.
(c) To a tea plantation nearby.
(d) To a farm in Florida.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Polly, Tidbit and Amari get rid of Clay as they journey toward freedom?

2. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?

3. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?

4. What type of root does Amari ask Teenie to show her in Part Three?

5. How did Isabelle and Noah fall in love?

(see the answer key)

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