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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Polly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What might be the function of the story of Chief Agokoli?
(a) Foreshadowing that the Ewe tribe will prevail.
(b) Verbal irony of Komla's contempt of the white men.
(c) Alliteration to prove that Komla is the best storyteller.
(d) Imagery to depict the Ashanti warriors.

2. Which of the following descriptions of the ship in Part One is an example of personification?
(a) "Loud noises echoed down on them" (44).
(b) "Eventually, the activity above seemed to slow down" (44).
(c) "It rolled with the rhythm of the water" (44).
(d) "It inhaled and exhaled the foul air" (44).

3. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?
(a) To make the sailor happy.
(b) So she can work on self-improvement.
(c) So the men will not beat her.
(d) To help herself.

4. What task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Serving as an elder.
(b) Touching the fufu.
(c) Speaking to men.
(d) Weaving kente designs.

5. How did Polly's parents die?
(a) Plague.
(b) Measles.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?

2. Which is NOT true about Teenie's kente cloth?

3. Why does Mr. Derby prefer that his slaves be fresh from Africa?

4. What color is the house at Derbyshire Farms?

5. What is NOT true about Mrs. Derby's treatment of the slaves?

(see the answer key)

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