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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Afi offer Amari if she is chosen by a crew hand in Part One?
(a) To submit silently.
(b) To sing loudly.
(c) To fight violently.
(d) To smile radiantly.

2. What is the Ewe tribe's kente cloth design?
(a) Pineapples and grasshoppers.
(b) Letters and warriors.
(c) Birds and snakes.
(d) Animals and shapes.

3. How does Clay communicate with Myna after the beating by Mr. Derby?
(a) By sending her candy.
(b) By sending for her nightly.
(c) By visiting with her daily.
(d) By delivering daily love letters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the ship in Part One ultimately take the captures Ewe people?

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

3. How does Mr. Derby make his wealth?

4. When Clay tells Amari in Part Five to watch how she speaks to him, what is her response?

5. When a slave dies on the journey in Part One, what happens to their body?

(see the answer key)

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