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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. What do Amari and Isabelle Derby have in common?
(a) They are both controlled by the Derby men.
(b) They both love to read.
(c) They are both good cooks.
(d) They are both of Ewe descent.

2. Where does Cato tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari to flee in Part Six?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Sullivan's Island.
(c) Fort Mose.
(d) New York.

3. What is the price paid for Amari at the slave auction?
(a) 300 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 40 pounds.

4. What further punishment does Mr. Derby give Myna after her whipping?
(a) He says she will never work in the big house again.
(b) He sentences her to the rice fields.
(c) He removes her from the plantation.
(d) He cuts her hair.

5. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?
(a) He loves her too much to hurt her.
(b) He understands that people make mistakes.
(c) He needs someone to take care of the baby.
(d) He wants her to suffer for the rest of her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the house at Derbyshire Farms?

2. Where is Clay taking Tidbit and Myna in Part Five?

3. Where does the ship containing the kidnapped Ewe people make landfall in Part One?

4. Why does an Ashanti warrior claim that he is partaking in this sort of torture of the Ewe tribe?

5. What reminds Amari of her little brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the plan for freedom that Cato, Teenie, Polly and Amari discuss in Part Six.

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

3. Why does Cato tell Teenie to let Tidbit go in Part Six?

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

5. How do the white slave purchasers act toward the obvious relationship between Afi and Amari?

6. What do Mr. Derby and Clay discuss over dinner in Part Four?

7. Has Clay been worried about Myna's health since the beating? How can you tell?

8. What does Besa tell Amari about his love of the drums?

9. Describe the alligator hunt in Part Five.

10. Who are Amari's nurses after the beating from Mr. Derby? How does each woman contribute to Amari's healing?

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