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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a slave dies on the journey in Part One, what happens to their body?
(a) It is carried with them.
(b) It is burned.
(c) It is left for the animals.
(d) It is buried with dignity.

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

3. Why does Mr. Derby come to the kitchen one morning in Part Six?
(a) Mrs. Derby is in labor.
(b) He wants to bring Myna to Clay.
(c) He wants to use Tidbit as bait again.
(d) He needs dinner service that night.

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

5. How many slaves have died on the Derby farm this year?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Clay respond when one of his friends touches Myna in Part Five?

2. Why does Teenie understand Amari's love of Africa?

3. Who is seen outside the window of Isabelle's baby's birth?

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

5. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?

(see the answer key)

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