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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Amari.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Besa play in the celebration in Part One?
(a) He welcomes the guests.
(b) He plays drums.
(c) He stands by silently.
(d) He serves the food.

2. What kills Tirza?
(a) She suffers a heart attack.
(b) She is shot.
(c) She chokes in the neck band.
(d) She gives up.

3. What sounds does Amari hear one night as she walks along the path to Teenie's kitchen in Part Three?
(a) The voice of Clay Derby calling for her.
(b) The sounds of hound dogs searching the fields.
(c) A tense conversation between an unnamed man and woman.
(d) Polly crying over the deaths of her parents.

4. Why does Teenie understand Amari's love of Africa?
(a) Teenie has read many books on Africa.
(b) Teenie was also stolen from a Ewe village.
(c) Teenie's mother was African.
(d) Teenie has heard all the slaves talk of Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?

2. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?

3. What is Teenie's advice to Amari upon arrival at the Derby's farm?

4. What advice does Afi give Amari about Besa?

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

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