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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Clay take Tidbit on his hunting trip in Part Five?
(a) To learn more about the rice fields.
(b) To teach the boy to shoot.
(c) For entertainment.
(d) For bait.

2. What is NOT a characteristic of the captives' shackles in Part One?
(a) A set of ankle chains.
(b) Atttachments at the ankles, wrists, and necks.
(c) A face mask.
(d) A neck band.

3. Who is Cato?
(a) He is the brother of Teenie.
(b) He is the oldest slave on the farm.
(c) He is Mr. Derby's butler.
(d) He is the father of Tidbit.

4. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?
(a) She misses him.
(b) She is forced to starve.
(c) She is unable to bathe.
(d) She is raped by multiple men.

5. In Part Four, what future does Cato foresee for Myna?
(a) He sees her working in the rice fields.
(b) He sees her escaping to the north.
(c) He sees her married to Clay.
(d) He sees her taking Teenie's place as the cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the women eat in the holding area in Part One?

2. What year is this novel set?

3. What is not part of the Ewe definition of hospitality?

4. What does Teenie's cooking make both Polly and Amari think about in Part Two?

5. Who is seen outside the window of Isabelle's baby's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clay feel about his stepmother?

2. Describe the way the captive Ewes are forced to march in Part One.

3. Describe the working conditions of the rice field hands.

4. Why does Polly feel no sympathy toward the slaves being auctioned?

5. What types of food and activities are planned for the white guests in Part One?

6. Describe Isabelle and Noah's love story.

7. How are indentured servants similar to slaves? How are they also very different?

8. What is so disturbing about Mr. Derby's purchase of Amari in Part Two?

9. How do Polly and Amari react toward each other in Part Two when they are first partnered at the Derby Farm?

10. Describe the alligator hunt in Part Five.

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