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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?
(a) To help herself.
(b) So she can work on self-improvement.
(c) So the men will not beat her.
(d) To make the sailor happy.

2. How does the woman whom Amari befriends in the holding area know so much about what is to come for the newly-captured Ewe people?
(a) She has been sold before.
(b) She has been reading about the slave trade.
(c) She just seems to have a sixth sense.
(d) Her mother has educated her on these matters.

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

4. How does Noah act at dinner in Part 4?
(a) He is stone-faced.
(b) He laughs at Mr. Derby and Clay's jokes.
(c) He is clearly resistant to the Derbies.
(d) He is overly helpful toward Polly.

5. If Polly were allowed to work in the big house, where does she envision spending her time?
(a) The library.
(b) The bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fact is true about Polly's father?

2. What message does Besa give Amari the night he visits her on Sullivan's Island?

3. When the children realize they must traverse a swamp in Part Eight, what is a reaction they do NOT have?

4. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?

5. What is the price paid for Amari at the slave auction?

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