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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How will Polly, Tidbit and Amari get rid of Clay as they journey toward freedom?
(a) They will kill him in the morning.
(b) Teenie asks Cato to give him some special seeds.
(c) They will tell him he should watch Isabelle instead.
(d) They know he is too lazy to go on this journey.

2. How does Clay respond to Polly's questions and ability to read in Part Two?
(a) He tells her that women should know their place.
(b) He kindly answers her questions.
(c) He ignores her completely.
(d) He tells her she should talk to Mr. Derby.

3. Which of the following is a simile that describes how the slaves are arranged below deck?
(a) "The air in this place seemed to have been sucked out" (43)
(b) "Slimy with waste" (43)
(c) "Their feet were locked in leg irons" (43).
(d) "Stacked like logs" (43)

4. What advice does Amari give Tidbit when he is pulled in from out of the water in Part Five?
(a) That he should not fear the allilgators.
(b) That he should swim as fast as he can.
(c) That his mother loves him.
(d) That he will survive this day.

5. How does Amari feel physically throughout their journey to safety and freedom?
(a) She worries that Mr. Derby will catch them.
(b) She is tired and sick.
(c) She is always thinking of getting Teenie to freedom.
(d) She is scared and disgusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?

2. Why are the slaves suddenly treated so much better as the ship trip drew to conclusion in Part One?

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

4. Why does the sailor in Part One seem to have chosen Amari?

5. Whom do the children discover living on the O'Reilly farm in Part Nine?

(see the answer key)

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