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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Isabelle and Noah fall in love?
(a) They went to school together.
(b) They grew up together.
(c) They met at church.
(d) They fell in love at an auction.

3. How does Amari make a new friend in the holding area in Part One?
(a) A kind woman offers her some bread.
(b) The women share a love of music.
(c) Amari offers to share her food.
(d) Everyone is friendly at the castle.

4. 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 shot.
(d) They are dragged back onto the boat.

5. How many hours a day are the women tied on the ship in Part One?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 20.
(d) 16.

6. What request does Mrs. Derby make of Polly and Amari in Part Six?
(a) That they kill the baby.
(b) That they help her baby.
(c) That they kill her now.
(d) That they give the baby to Noah.

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

8. How does Mr. Derby make his wealth?
(a) Tea.
(b) Rice.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Sugar.

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

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

11. How many villagers survived the killing field in Part One?
(a) 24.
(b) 150.
(c) 10.
(d) 200.

12. Why does Mr. Derby lash Myna with the whip?
(a) She trips over his legs.
(b) She is insubordinate.
(c) She spills wine in his lap.
(d) She speaks up against slavery.

13. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
(a) "My little breath of Africa" (114).
(b) "She clutched it all the way 'cross the big water" (114).
(c) "She buried it not far from that tree yonder" (114).
(d) "This little piece of it came off in her hand" (114).

14. Why are the slaves suddenly treated so much better as the ship trip drew to conclusion in Part One?
(a) They have struck a deal with the sailors.
(b) Th sailors are afraid of a slave uprising.
(c) It offers the sailors a chance to atone for their deeds.
(d) It is preparation to sell them at auction.

15. Who were the only villagers spared in the slaughter of the Ewe tribe?
(a) The elderly.
(b) The women.
(c) The children.
(d) The young.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?

2. Why does Teenie understand Amari's love of Africa?

3. Which of the following is NOT a cause of death during the death march?

4. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?

5. Why does an Ashanti warrior claim that he is partaking in this sort of torture of the Ewe tribe?

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