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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 old is Amari when she makes it to the auction block?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

2. What is Teenie's advice to Amari upon arrival at the Derby's farm?
(a) To refuse to go with Tidbit and to slap Mr. Derby when she gets the chance.
(b) To learn English but keep her mouth shut.
(c) To stay away from Mrs. Derby and slave men.
(d) To hold onto her memories of Africa but fall in love with Clay.

3. 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.

4. 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 will kill him in the morning.
(c) They know he is too lazy to go on this journey.
(d) Teenie asks Cato to give him some special seeds.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Polly's mother?
(a) She loved Polly's father.
(b) She had trouble getting paid work because of the reliance on slave labor.
(c) She was an orphan.
(d) She wanted a simple life for Polly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Clay give to Amari?

2. Why does Clay come into Teenie's kitchen one day in Part Five?

3. 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?

4. Who stops Myna's beating by Mr. Derby in Part Four?

5. How does Amari feel about her spirit in Part Five, since the beating by Mr. Derby?

(see the answer key)

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