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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the women eat in the holding area in Part One?
(a) There is no food to be found at the Cape Coast Castle.
(b) They fight and grab for the scraps of bread thrown to them.
(c) They kindly share whatever they are offered.
(d) They are fed plentiful portions of their favorite foods.

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

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

4. What is classified as women's work in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Spinning threads.
(b) Weaving cloth.
(c) Telling stories.
(d) Playing the drums.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What symbol does Amari NOT association with freedom?

2. What advice does Afi offer Amari if she is chosen by a crew hand in Part One?

3. What happens to the African man who brands Amari?

4. How old is Tidbit?

5. Which of the following descriptions of the ship in Part One is an example of personification?

(see the answer key)

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