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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the servants has childbirth experience?
(a) Amari.
(b) Hildy.
(c) Teenie.
(d) Polly.

2. Which is NOT true about Teenie's kente cloth?
(a) Willie Badgett gave it to her.
(b) It was her mother's.
(c) It had been buried on the plantation for years.
(d) It was just a tiny scrap.

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

4. Who is the father of Isabelle's baby?
(a) Clay.
(b) Percival.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Noah.

5. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?
(a) That they give the baby to Noah.
(b) That they help her baby.
(c) That they kill her now.
(d) That they kill the baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT a reason that Mr. Derby loves Isabelle?

2. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?

3. What is the cause of Isabelle's concern over her baby?

4. Why is Polly chosen to stop the doctor in Part Six?

5. How is Mr. Derby different with the new Mrs. Derby than he was with his first wife?

(see the answer key)

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