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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the woman whom Amari befriends in the holding area know so much about what is to come for the newly-captured Ewe people?
(a) She has been sold before.
(b) She just seems to have a sixth sense.
(c) Her mother has educated her on these matters.
(d) She has been reading about the slave trade.

2. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?
(a) To make the sailor happy.
(b) So the men will not beat her.
(c) To help herself.
(d) So she can work on self-improvement.

3. How many wives does the chief elder of the Ewes have?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. How many hours a day are the women tied on the ship in Part One?
(a) 4.
(b) 16.
(c) 8.
(d) 20.

5. What is the nature of Besa and Amari's relationship?
(a) They are friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are betrothed.
(d) They are siblings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Amari's new, wise friend in the holding area in Part One?

2. Why are the slaves quarantined on Sullivan's Island?

3. What task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?

4. Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

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

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