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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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).

5. Who has been through Fort Mose already looking for Polly?
(a) Nathan.
(b) Percival.
(c) Noah.
(d) Clay.

6. Who finds the children in the abandoned hunting shack in Part Nine?
(a) Fiona O'Reilly.
(b) Isabelle Derby.
(c) Nathan's father.
(d) Clay Derby.

7. As it is revealed in Part Eleven, why has Amari been so tired and sick throughout their journey?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is feeling guilty.
(c) She is dehydrated.
(d) She has food poisoning.

8. What is the cause of Mr. Derby's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Alligator attack.
(d) Stroke.

9. Of whom does Captain Menendez remind Amari?
(a) Her boyfriend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friend.

10. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?
(a) A dream that can never be attained.
(b) A beautiful leaf that is hard to catch.
(c) A path that is difficult to travel.
(d) A flag that waves high.

11. Who intercepts Polly, Tidbit and Amari before they make it to the gate?
(a) Inez.
(b) Afi.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Clay.

12. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?
(a) Amari.
(b) Hushpuppy.
(c) Tidbit.
(d) Polly.

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

14. How does Amari feel physically throughout their journey to safety and freedom?
(a) She is tired and sick.
(b) She is scared and disgusted.
(c) She is always thinking of getting Teenie to freedom.
(d) She worries that Mr. Derby will catch them.

15. 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) Neither girl is willing to forgive any past hurt.
(c) Both girls' parents taught them to hate people of another race.
(d) Both girls refuse to learn from their pasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?

2. How do Polly, Tidbit and Amari approach the entrance to Fort Mose?

3. What advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?

4. How does Amari offer respect to the animals and vegetation they eat in Part Seven?

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

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