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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 is NOT a characteristic of the captives' shackles in Part One?
(a) A neck band.
(b) A set of ankle chains.
(c) A face mask.
(d) Atttachments at the ankles, wrists, and necks.

2. Why must Besa leave Amari so quickly in Part One?
(a) He does not like to speak much with Amari.
(b) He is on his way to his family dinner.
(c) He has seen some white men coming toward the village.
(d) He has work to complete.

3. 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 good cooks.
(d) They are both of Ewe descent.

4. What is the average life span of a slave?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. What is classified as women's work in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Weaving cloth.
(b) Telling stories.
(c) Playing the drums.
(d) Spinning threads.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the servants has childbirth experience?

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

3. For what job does Polly hope when she is first brought to the Derby farm?

4. What will remove the blood and blackberry stains from the carpet in Part 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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