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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clay communicate with Myna after the beating by Mr. Derby?
(a) By sending her candy.
(b) By delivering daily love letters.
(c) By visiting with her daily.
(d) By sending for her nightly.

2. About whom does Kwasi tease Amari in Part One?
(a) Komla.
(b) Esi.
(c) Besa.
(d) Tirza.

3. What happens to Hildy?
(a) She dies of starvation.
(b) She is bitten by a copperhead.
(c) She is attacked by an alligator.
(d) She drowns in the rice paddy.

4. Which fact is true about Polly's father?
(a) He was an unkind man.
(b) Polly never knew him.
(c) He was a drunk.
(d) He died of consumption.

5. Where does Cato tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari to flee in Part Six?
(a) Sullivan's Island.
(b) New York.
(c) Fort Mose.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a cause of death during the death march?

4. What is classified as women's work in the Ewe tribe?

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

(see the answer key)

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