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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Clay give to Amari?
(a) Amari.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Chosen.
(d) Myna.

2. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?
(a) They are both controlled by the Derby men.
(b) They are both of Ewe descent.
(c) They are both good cooks.
(d) They both love to read.

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

4. What is Tidbit's main concern in Part Seven?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He misses his mother.
(c) He wants to rest.
(d) He wants Hushpuppy to be safe.

5. What do the white people at the slave auction think of the relationship between Amari and Afi?
(a) That they are mother and daughter.
(b) That they must be split up.
(c) That they must be sisters.
(d) That they neither know nor care for each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Hildy?

2. What do the stars symbolize for Amari in Part Seven?

3. What do the crewhands throw overboard after the dancing in Part One?

4. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?

5. What advice does Amari give Tidbit when he is pulled in from out of the water in Part Five?

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