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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reader's first hint at Polly's character in Part Two?
(a) Polly is not sympathetic to the slaves.
(b) Polly has no idea what the slave trade is.
(c) Polly is a slave herself.
(d) Polly wants to purchase a slave.

2. How does Mr. Derby make his wealth?
(a) Tea.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Rice.

3. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?
(a) Amari.
(b) Hushpuppy.
(c) Tidbit.
(d) Polly.

4. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?
(a) He worries about her safety.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He views her as a possession.
(d) He needs her to cook for him.

5. Which sailor chooses Amari for the first night?
(a) The red-headed man.
(b) A young soldier named John.
(c) Two separate soldiers.
(d) One of the Ashanti soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clay take Myna on his hunting trip in Part Five?

2. What advice does Amari give Tidbit when he is pulled in from out of the water in Part Five?

3. What year is this novel set?

4. When the Derby men discuss purchasing more slaves in Part Four, Polly thinks it is almost like they are talking about which of the following?

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

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