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

2. How long is Polly's indenture sentence?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) For life.
(d) 29 years.

3. 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.

4. What is NOT true about Mrs. Derby's treatment of the slaves?
(a) She has written up papers to free Noah when she dies.
(b) She ignores them.
(c) She asks them how they are.
(d) She is generous toward them.

5. What does Teenie's cooking make both Polly and Amari think about in Part Two?
(a) Their love for Clay Derby.
(b) Their mothers' cooking.
(c) The recipes they once made.
(d) Their chances of escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?

2. How do the women eat in the holding area in Part One?

3. How do the white people at the slave auction in Part One act toward the slaves?

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

5. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?

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