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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where must the children go to escape Nathan's father?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) The river.
(c) The swamp.
(d) Fort Mose.
2. What is the name of the leader of Fort Mose?
(a) King Jasper.
(b) King Philip.
(c) Captain Menendez.
(d) Captain Noah.
3. How do Polly, Tidbit and Amari approach the entrance to Fort Mose?
(a) They wait until nightfall.
(b) They hide behind trees.
(c) They run quickly.
(d) They all join hands.
4. When Amari realizes that Fort Mose is not huge or paved with gold, what does she say?
(a) Freedom feels blessed, no matter its appearance.
(b) Freedom should reflect its value.
(c) Freedom without ease is worthless.
(d) Freedom is only worth the fight if it is beautiful.
5. When Tidbit realizes in Part Eleven he will not be able to return to Teenie, what request does he make of Amari?
(a) That she let him go to make his own way.
(b) That she ask Polly to be his new mother.
(c) That she sends letters to Teenie.
(d) That she be his mother.
6. What advice does Polly give Amari about Besa in Part Ten?
(a) That maybe one day they will be able to be married.
(b) That seeing him has probably scarred her for life.
(c) That seeing him in such a state could give her the stamina necessary to carry on.
(d) That she should hold onto hope that he will gain freedom.
7. What geographical feature of Spanish territory reminds Amari of Africa?
(a) Dirt paths.
(b) Yams.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Swamps.
8. What city are Polly, Tidbit and Amari near when they meet Nathan?
(a) Savannah, GA.
(b) Atlanta, GA.
(c) Charles Town, SC.
(d) Tampa, FL.
9. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?
(a) Amari.
(b) Tidbit.
(c) Hushpuppy.
(d) Polly.
10. What gift does Fiona NOT provide the children?
(a) Wagon.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Brownie.
11. What comment does Polly make in Part Ten about Amari's love for Tidbit?
(a) She says that Amari should be Tidbit's mother from now on.
(b) She says that they need to leave Tidbit to make better time.
(c) She says they must return Tidbit to Teenie if the boy is to survive.
(d) She says that Amari needs to forget her promise to Teenie and sell Tidbit the first chance they get.
12. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?
(a) Tidbit attacks him.
(b) Polly shoots him.
(c) Hushpuppy bites him.
(d) She pleads for her life.
13. Of whom does Captain Menendez remind Amari?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her father.
14. What is a freedom Inez does NOT say she enjoys?
(a) The freedom to work hard.
(b) The freedom to feel hunger.
(c) The freedom to sacrifice members of her family for the cause.
(d) The freedom to live in luxury.
15. Whom do the children discover living on the O'Reilly farm in Part Nine?
(a) Noah.
(b) Afi.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Besa.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Captain Menendez address Polly, Amari, and Tidbit?
2. What is Tidbit's main concern in Part Seven?
3. What job does Captain Menendez envision for Polly?
4. How does Dr. Hoskins feel about the murders they witnessed?
5. What is the cause of Mr. Derby's death?
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