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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is seen outside the window of Isabelle's baby's birth?
(a) Noah.
(b) Clay.
(c) Percival.
(d) Conrad.

2. What is Polly reading when she is introduced in the novel in Part Two?
(a) A wanted sign.
(b) The documentation of her indentured status.
(c) Her freedom papers.
(d) A newspaper.

3. Where is Clay taking Tidbit and Myna in Part Five?
(a) To the market.
(b) To Charles Town.
(c) To the alligator hunt.
(d) To dinner.

4. What is the reader's first hint at Polly's character in Part Two?
(a) Polly wants to purchase a slave.
(b) Polly has no idea what the slave trade is.
(c) Polly is a slave herself.
(d) Polly is not sympathetic to the slaves.

5. How many wives does the chief elder of the Ewes have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the average life span of a slave?

2. Which of the servants has childbirth experience?

3. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a cause of death during the death march?

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