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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a characteristic of the captives' shackles in Part One?
(a) A neck band.
(b) Atttachments at the ankles, wrists, and necks.
(c) A face mask.
(d) A set of ankle chains.

2. What is classified as women's work in the Ewe tribe?
(a) Playing the drums.
(b) Weaving cloth.
(c) Spinning threads.
(d) Telling stories.

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

4. How old is Tidbit?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

5. Which is NOT a reason that Mr. Derby loves Isabelle?
(a) Her money.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her youth.

6. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?
(a) Boston.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Sullivan's Island.
(d) Tybee Island.

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

8. What do the crewhands throw overboard after the dancing in Part One?
(a) The rotten food they have not had a chance to eat.
(b) Any slave who has been disobedient.
(c) Any evidence that they have been there.
(d) The bodies of men who have died below deck.

9. What happens to Hildy?
(a) She is attacked by an alligator.
(b) She is bitten by a copperhead.
(c) She drowns in the rice paddy.
(d) She dies of starvation.

10. What year is this novel set?
(a) 1738.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1862.

11. Which fact is true about Polly's father?
(a) He was an unkind man.
(b) He died of consumption.
(c) He was a drunk.
(d) Polly never knew him.

12. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?
(a) They are both good cooks.
(b) They are both controlled by the Derby men.
(c) They are both of Ewe descent.
(d) They both love to read.

13. What is the cause of Isabelle's concern over her baby?
(a) The child is deformed.
(b) The child is premature.
(c) The child is overdue.
(d) The child is of mixed race.

14. What is the name of Amari's new, wise friend in the holding area in Part One?
(a) Kwasi.
(b) Tirza.
(c) Besa.
(d) Afi.

15. What is the nature of Besa and Amari's relationship?
(a) They are betrothed.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are siblings.
(d) They are friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many villagers survived the killing field in Part One?

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

3. Where does the ship in Part One ultimately take the captures Ewe people?

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

5. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?

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