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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What color is the house at Derbyshire Farms?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.
2. Who stops Myna's beating by Mr. Derby in Part Four?
(a) Clay.
(b) Polly.
(c) Noah.
(d) Isabelle.
3. How much space does each slave have below deck on the ship?
(a) A room with a bed and a washbasin.
(b) A full foot of space.
(c) A room about the size of a bathroom.
(d) A few inches on either side.
4. What happens to the mother and daughter who jumped from the small boat?
(a) They are shot.
(b) They are dragged back onto the boat.
(c) They are drowned.
(d) They are eaten by sharks.
5. What symbol does Amari NOT association with freedom?
(a) The drums.
(b) Fire.
(c) The sun.
(d) Sea birds.
6. How does Clay respond when one of his friends touches Myna in Part Five?
(a) With sadness.
(b) With anger.
(c) With pride.
(d) With regret.
7. What does Polly tell Myna once the girls awakens in Part 5 after being beaten by Mr. Derby?
(a) That she has missed her.
(b) That she got what she deserved.
(c) That the infection might prove fatal.
(d) That she was unable to get the stains out of the rug.
8. How long does Amari fight the pain and possible infection of the beating by Mr. Derby?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) One week.
9. How do the white people at the slave auction in Part One act toward the slaves?
(a) With extreme pity.
(b) With intense interest.
(c) With utter hatred.
(d) With cool detachment.
10. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?
(a) She is unable to bathe.
(b) She is raped by multiple men.
(c) She misses him.
(d) She is forced to starve.
11. What sounds does Amari hear one night as she walks along the path to Teenie's kitchen in Part Three?
(a) Polly crying over the deaths of her parents.
(b) A tense conversation between an unnamed man and woman.
(c) The voice of Clay Derby calling for her.
(d) The sounds of hound dogs searching the fields.
12. How is Mr. Derby different with the new Mrs. Derby than he was with his first wife?
(a) He married his first wife for money.
(b) He respects his new wife's every opinion.
(c) He is more detached this time.
(d) He appears more lovesick toward his new wife.
13. Which of the following is NOT true about Polly's mother?
(a) She was an orphan.
(b) She wanted a simple life for Polly.
(c) She loved Polly's father.
(d) She had trouble getting paid work because of the reliance on slave labor.
14. How many wives does the chief elder of the Ewes have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.
15. What reminds Amari of her little brother?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A cow.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bird.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what job does Polly hope when she is first brought to the Derby farm?
2. Why does Teenie not know her exact age?
3. Where does the ship in Part One ultimately take the captures Ewe people?
4. What is the name of the large city to which the slaves are brought in Part One?
5. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?
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