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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?
(a) Of the flu of 1730.
(b) In a house fire.
(c) In a boating accident.
(d) In childbirth with Clay.

2. What is not part of the Ewe definition of hospitality?
(a) Seeking payment.
(b) Making food.
(c) Providing entertainment.
(d) Supplying music.

3. What year is this novel set?
(a) 1862.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1738.
(d) 2003.

4. Which of the following is NOT a cause of death during the death march?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Infection.
(d) Blood loss.

5. How does the woman whom Amari befriends in the holding area know so much about what is to come for the newly-captured Ewe people?
(a) She has been sold before.
(b) She has been reading about the slave trade.
(c) Her mother has educated her on these matters.
(d) She just seems to have a sixth sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the crewhands throw overboard after the dancing in Part One?

2. Why must Besa leave Amari so quickly in Part One?

3. How is Mr. Derby different with the new Mrs. Derby than he was with his first wife?

4. What sounds does Amari hear one night as she walks along the path to Teenie's kitchen in Part Three?

5. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?

(see the answer key)

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