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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one clue that the strangers in the Ewe village are not there on a peaceful mission?
(a) They make threats as soon as they arrive.
(b) They refuse to participate in the celebrations.
(c) They bring gifts.
(d) They do not smile.

2. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?
(a) Of the flu of 1730.
(b) In childbirth with Clay.
(c) In a boating accident.
(d) In a house fire.

3. Which is NOT true about Teenie's kente cloth?
(a) Willie Badgett gave it to her.
(b) It had been buried on the plantation for years.
(c) It was just a tiny scrap.
(d) It was her mother's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT true about Mrs. Derby's treatment of the slaves?

2. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?

3. Which sailor chooses Amari for the first night?

4. What food most likely makes Polly, Tidbit and Amari sick in Part Seven?

5. What role does Besa play in the celebration in Part One?

(see the answer key)

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