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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year is this novel set?
(a) 1862.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1738.
(d) 1925.

3. Which fact is true about Polly's father?
(a) Polly never knew him.
(b) He died of consumption.
(c) He was an unkind man.
(d) He was a drunk.

4. What is the average life span of a slave?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?
(a) In childbirth with Clay.
(b) In a house fire.
(c) In a boating accident.
(d) Of the flu of 1730.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Derby men discuss purchasing more slaves in Part Four, Polly thinks it is almost like they are talking about which of the following?

2. Who is seen outside the window of Isabelle's baby's birth?

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

4. For what job does Polly hope when she is first brought to the Derby farm?

5. In Part Four, what future does Cato foresee for Myna?

(see the answer key)

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