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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the slaves quarantined on Sullivan's Island?
(a) To rule out any diseases.
(b) To allow Tybee the time he needs to train them.
(c) To allow the slaves to rest after their journey.
(d) To provide them a safe place.

2. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "My little breath of Africa" (114).
(b) "She clutched it all the way 'cross the big water" (114).
(c) "This little piece of it came off in her hand" (114).
(d) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (114).

3. What symbol does Amari NOT association with freedom?
(a) Fire.
(b) The drums.
(c) The sun.
(d) Sea birds.

4. How do the white people at the slave auction in Part One act toward the slaves?
(a) With intense interest.
(b) With utter hatred.
(c) With extreme pity.
(d) With cool detachment.

5. What message does Besa give Amari the night he visits her on Sullivan's Island?
(a) He wants her to remember him when she looks at the night sky.
(b) He wants her to forget their long ago promises.
(c) He wants her to know that he never actually loved her.
(d) He wants her to find love with someone else.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?

3. How many women die during the big storm while crossing the ocean in Part One?

4. Where did Polly grow up?

5. What task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?

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