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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 is the cause of Mr. Derby's death?
(a) Alligator attack.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Poisoning.
(d) Heart attack.

2. Whom does Mr. Derby NOT plan to sell in Part Six?
(a) Teenie.
(b) Myna.
(c) Polly.
(d) Tidbit.

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

4. How did Isabelle and Noah fall in love?
(a) They met at church.
(b) They grew up together.
(c) They fell in love at an auction.
(d) They went to school together.

5. What does Teenie's cooking make both Polly and Amari think about in Part Two?
(a) The recipes they once made.
(b) Their mothers' cooking.
(c) Their chances of escape.
(d) Their love for Clay Derby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the white people at the slave auction think of the relationship between Amari and Afi?

2. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?

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

4. What color is the house at Derbyshire Farms?

5. Which of the following is NOT a clue that Amari can understand Polly's English?

(see the answer key)

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