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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT true about Teenie's kente cloth?
(a) It was just a tiny scrap.
(b) Willie Badgett gave it to her.
(c) It had been buried on the plantation for years.
(d) It was her mother's.

2. What sounds does Amari hear one night as she walks along the path to Teenie's kitchen in Part Three?
(a) Polly crying over the deaths of her parents.
(b) The voice of Clay Derby calling for her.
(c) The sounds of hound dogs searching the fields.
(d) A tense conversation between an unnamed man and woman.

3. How many women die during the big storm while crossing the ocean in Part One?
(a) 16.
(b) 40.
(c) 8.
(d) 90.

4. How old is Amari when she makes it to the auction block?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (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) "My little breath of Africa" (114).

Short Answer Questions

1. How much space does each slave have below deck on the ship?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a clue that Amari can understand Polly's English?

4. What is Teenie's advice to Amari upon arrival at the Derby's farm?

5. Who were the only villagers spared in the slaughter of the Ewe tribe?

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