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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "My little breath of Africa" (114).
(b) "She clutched it all the way 'cross the big water" (114).
(c) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (114).
(d) "This little piece of it came off in her hand" (114).

2. How will Polly, Tidbit and Amari get rid of Clay as they journey toward freedom?
(a) They will tell him he should watch Isabelle instead.
(b) They know he is too lazy to go on this journey.
(c) They will kill him in the morning.
(d) Teenie asks Cato to give him some special seeds.

3. What happens to the mother and daughter who jumped from the small boat?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They are drowned.
(c) They are eaten by sharks.
(d) They are dragged back onto the boat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mr. Derby NOT plan to sell in Part Six?

2. What do the crewhands throw overboard after the dancing in Part One?

3. What name does Clay give to Amari?

4. Aside from a chance to escape, what other gift does the doctor give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?

5. What is the average life span of a slave?

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