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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new decision does Amari reveal to Tidbit and Polly early on their journey in Part Seven?
(a) She reveals that she knows the way to Fort Mose.
(b) She reveals that she is a princess who should be in charge.
(c) She reveals that she will no longer go by Myna, but Amari.
(d) She reveals that she knows a member of the Underground Railroad.

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

3. What giant animal lurks outside the children's cave in Part Seven?
(a) Bears.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Bobcats.
(d) Hushpuppy.

4. What is Tidbit's main concern in Part Seven?
(a) He misses his mother.
(b) He wants Hushpuppy to be safe.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He wants to rest.

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

6. What comment does Polly make in Part Ten about Amari's love for Tidbit?
(a) She says that Amari needs to forget her promise to Teenie and sell Tidbit the first chance they get.
(b) She says they must return Tidbit to Teenie if the boy is to survive.
(c) She says that they need to leave Tidbit to make better time.
(d) She says that Amari should be Tidbit's mother from now on.

7. What advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?
(a) To find the Ashley River and follow it north.
(b) To locate a friend on the Underground Railroad.
(c) To find a shed in the woods and live there indefinitely.
(d) To find the Ashley River and follow it south.

8. How does Amari offer respect to the animals and vegetation they eat in Part Seven?
(a) She only hunts and gathers on certain days of the week.
(b) She performs a funeral service for all they eat.
(c) She asks permission and says "thank you" to everything before picking it or killing it for food.
(d) She refuses to eat or kill anything for her own use.

9. By Part Ten, why has it been so difficult for Amari and Polly to become friends?
(a) Neither girl has ever had an experience with a person of another race outside of slavery.
(b) Both girls' parents taught them to hate people of another race.
(c) Neither girl is willing to forgive any past hurt.
(d) Both girls refuse to learn from their pasts.

10. Whom do the children discover living on the O'Reilly farm in Part Nine?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Afi.
(c) Besa.
(d) Noah.

11. What gift does Fiona NOT provide the children?
(a) Brownie.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Clothes.

12. How do the children cross the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven?
(a) They turn back without crossing it.
(b) They locate a canoe.
(c) They ride atop Brownie.
(d) They cross a foot bridge.

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

14. 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 be his mother.
(b) That she sends letters to Teenie.
(c) That she ask Polly to be his new mother.
(d) That she let him go to make his own way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse will Dr. Hoskins give for losing the slaves and the servant?

2. What advice does Polly give Amari about Besa in Part Ten?

3. Why does Inez say that everyone is able to live peacefully in Fort Mose?

4. Who has been through Fort Mose already looking for Polly?

5. When Amari sees Fort Mose for the first time, what is her immediate response?

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