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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many villagers survived the killing field in Part One?
(a) 150.
(b) 10.
(c) 24.
(d) 200.
2. How old is Tidbit?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.
3. Why do Myna and Polly get the opportunity to serve dinner at the big house in Part Four?
(a) Hildy's daughter must help her recover.
(b) Isabelle Derby has been saving a job for Polly.
(c) Mr. Derby knows that Polly deserves to work in the house.
(d) Clay requests Myna's services.
4. What is not part of the Ewe definition of hospitality?
(a) Seeking payment.
(b) Making food.
(c) Supplying music.
(d) Providing entertainment.
5. Whom does Mr. Derby NOT plan to sell in Part Six?
(a) Myna.
(b) Teenie.
(c) Tidbit.
(d) Polly.
6. Why does Amari choose to focus on "learning the language of the white man" (54)?
(a) To make the sailor happy.
(b) So the men will not beat her.
(c) So she can work on self-improvement.
(d) To help herself.
7. Where did Polly grow up?
(a) Africa.
(b) Charles Towne.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Beaufort.
8. Who were the only villagers spared in the slaughter of the Ewe tribe?
(a) The children.
(b) The young.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The women.
9. What reminds Amari of her little brother?
(a) A cat.
(b) A cow.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A bird.
10. Which fact is true about Polly's father?
(a) Polly never knew him.
(b) He was an unkind man.
(c) He was a drunk.
(d) He died of consumption.
11. Which sailor chooses Amari for the first night?
(a) Two separate soldiers.
(b) The red-headed man.
(c) One of the Ashanti soldiers.
(d) A young soldier named John.
12. 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?
(a) Buying livestock.
(b) Getting a tooth pulled.
(c) Going to a funeral.
(d) Eating candy.
13. When a slave dies on the journey in Part One, what happens to their body?
(a) It is carried with them.
(b) It is left for the animals.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is buried with dignity.
14. How did the first Mrs. Derby die?
(a) In a boating accident.
(b) In a house fire.
(c) In childbirth with Clay.
(d) Of the flu of 1730.
15. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?
(a) She misses him.
(b) She is forced to starve.
(c) She is unable to bathe.
(d) She is raped by multiple men.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long is Polly's indenture sentence?
2. What does "indentured" mean for Polly?
3. How does Amari feel about her spirit in Part Five, since the beating by Mr. Derby?
4. Which of the following is NOT a clue that Amari can understand Polly's English?
5. Why might Afi be drawn to Amari?
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