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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?
(a) A path that is difficult to travel.
(b) A flag that waves high.
(c) A beautiful leaf that is hard to catch.
(d) A dream that can never be attained.

2. What is the cause of Isabelle's concern over her baby?
(a) The child is of mixed race.
(b) The child is deformed.
(c) The child is premature.
(d) The child is overdue.

3. When Amari reminds Polly that, because she is white, the indentured girl has a choice about which way to go, how does Polly respond?
(a) She chooses to stay because of Tidbit.
(b) She takes off on her own.
(c) She says that they all need one another.
(d) She threatens to shoot Amari.

4. Why does Mr. Derby lash Myna with the whip?
(a) She trips over his legs.
(b) She speaks up against slavery.
(c) She spills wine in his lap.
(d) She is insubordinate.

5. How old is Tidbit?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reader's first hint at Polly's character in Part Two?

2. What does "indentured" mean for Polly?

3. Why does Mr. Derby come to the kitchen one morning in Part Six?

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

5. How old does Mrs. Derby seem to be?

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