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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the children realize they must traverse a swamp in Part Eight, what is a reaction they do NOT have?
(a) "Safety" (247).
(b) "Dead" (247).
(c) "Snakes" (247).
(d) "Gators" (247).

2. What is a freedom Inez does NOT say she enjoys?
(a) The freedom to feel hunger.
(b) The freedom to live in luxury.
(c) The freedom to work hard.
(d) The freedom to sacrifice members of her family for the cause.

3. What geographical feature of Spanish territory reminds Amari of Africa?
(a) Yams.
(b) Dirt paths.
(c) Palm trees.
(d) Swamps.

4. When Amari realizes that Fort Mose is not huge or paved with gold, what does she say?
(a) Freedom should reflect its value.
(b) Freedom without ease is worthless.
(c) Freedom is only worth the fight if it is beautiful.
(d) Freedom feels blessed, no matter its appearance.

5. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He needs her to cook for him.
(c) He worries about her safety.
(d) He views her as a possession.

6. Why is Tidbit scared to cross the St. Mary's River?
(a) He is worried about Hushpuppy.
(b) He fears alligators.
(c) He thinks the water is too dirty.
(d) He cannot swim.

7. What does Fiona tell the children about her desire to help them?
(a) She wants to make the choice to help them be free.
(b) She does not want to become entangled in legal affairs.
(c) She will turn them in in the morning.
(d) She has to check with her husband before she can help them.

8. How do Polly, Tidbit and Amari approach the entrance to Fort Mose?
(a) They run quickly.
(b) They wait until nightfall.
(c) They hide behind trees.
(d) They all join hands.

9. Who was the real-life Captain Menendez?
(a) A Spanish soldier.
(b) An escaped slave.
(c) The Spanish king.
(d) An English soldier.

10. Which best describes how Amari feels once they are across the St. Mary's River?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Free.
(d) Hungry.

11. What food most likely makes Polly, Tidbit and Amari sick in Part Seven?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Mayapples.
(d) Roots.

12. What is the name of the leader of Fort Mose?
(a) Captain Menendez.
(b) King Jasper.
(c) Captain Noah.
(d) King Philip.

13. Why does Inez say that everyone is able to live peacefully in Fort Mose?
(a) They do not have many possessions to fight over.
(b) All the men are fighting for the Spanish.
(c) Everyone is of the same race in Fort Mose.
(d) The life is so easy in Fort Mose.

14. What does Nathan tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari about Fort Mose?
(a) That it is a real place of freedom.
(b) That it was recently captured by the Confederates.
(c) That slavery is just as prominent there as anywhere else.
(d) That he has never heard of it.

15. When Amari reminds Polly that, because she is white, the indentured girl has a choice about which way to go, how does Polly respond?
(a) She says that they all need one another.
(b) She threatens to shoot Amari.
(c) She takes off on her own.
(d) She chooses to stay because of Tidbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Fiona NOT provide the children?

2. What job does Captain Menendez envision for Polly?

3. What advice does Fiona NOT offer the children about getting to Fort Mose?

4. What information does Domingo Salvador NOT provide the children in Part Ten?

5. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?

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