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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six: Polly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?
(a) They both love to read.
(b) They are both controlled by the Derby men.
(c) They are both of Ewe descent.
(d) They are both good cooks.

2. Which of the servants has childbirth experience?
(a) Hildy.
(b) Amari.
(c) Polly.
(d) Teenie.

3. What does Teenie's cooking make both Polly and Amari think about in Part Two?
(a) The recipes they once made.
(b) Their love for Clay Derby.
(c) Their chances of escape.
(d) Their mothers' cooking.

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

5. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?
(a) In a boating accident.
(b) Of the flu of 1730.
(c) In childbirth with Clay.
(d) In a house fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Polly's mother?

2. Why do Myna and Polly get the opportunity to serve dinner at the big house in Part Four?

3. About whom does Kwasi tease Amari in Part One?

4. What advice does Afi give Amari about Besa?

5. What happens to the African man who brands Amari?

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