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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 task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Touching the fufu.
(b) Weaving kente designs.
(c) Speaking to men.
(d) Serving as an elder.

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 sounds of hound dogs searching the fields.
(c) A tense conversation between an unnamed man and woman.
(d) The voice of Clay Derby calling for her.

3. How does Noah act at dinner in Part 4?
(a) He is stone-faced.
(b) He is clearly resistant to the Derbies.
(c) He is overly helpful toward Polly.
(d) He laughs at Mr. Derby and Clay's jokes.

4. What is the price paid for Amari at the slave auction?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Clay taking Tidbit and Myna in Part Five?

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

4. What is the Ewe tribe's kente cloth design?

5. How old is Amari when she makes it to the auction block?

(see the answer key)

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