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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Polly grow up?
(a) Africa.
(b) Charles Towne.
(c) Beaufort.
(d) Baltimore.

3. What sounds does Amari hear one night as she walks along the path to Teenie's kitchen in Part Three?
(a) A tense conversation between an unnamed man and woman.
(b) The sounds of hound dogs searching the fields.
(c) The voice of Clay Derby calling for her.
(d) Polly crying over the deaths of her parents.

4. How many women die during the big storm while crossing the ocean in Part One?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 40.
(d) 90.

5. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?
(a) She pleads for her life.
(b) Hushpuppy bites him.
(c) Tidbit attacks him.
(d) Polly shoots him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not part of the Ewe definition of hospitality?

2. What advice does Afi offer Amari if she is chosen by a crew hand in Part One?

3. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?

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

5. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?

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