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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 NOT a characteristic of the captives' shackles in Part One?
(a) A neck band.
(b) A face mask.
(c) Atttachments at the ankles, wrists, and necks.
(d) A set of ankle chains.

2. Which of the following is NOT true about Polly's mother?
(a) She was an orphan.
(b) She wanted a simple life for Polly.
(c) She loved Polly's father.
(d) She had trouble getting paid work because of the reliance on slave labor.

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

4. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?
(a) She is forced to starve.
(b) She is unable to bathe.
(c) She is raped by multiple men.
(d) She misses him.

5. What is the name of Amari's new, wise friend in the holding area in Part One?
(a) Afi.
(b) Tirza.
(c) Besa.
(d) Kwasi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amari make a new friend in the holding area in Part One?

2. How old does Mrs. Derby seem to be?

3. Why does an Ashanti warrior claim that he is partaking in this sort of torture of the Ewe tribe?

4. What advice does Afi give Amari about Besa?

5. How many villagers survived the killing field in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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