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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 is the name of Amari's new, wise friend in the holding area in Part One?
(a) Besa.
(b) Kwasi.
(c) Afi.
(d) Tirza.

2. Why might Afi be drawn to Amari?
(a) Amari has access to food.
(b) Afi had a daughter Amari's age.
(c) Amari has special privileges from the guards.
(d) Afi is from Amari's village.

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

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

5. How did Polly's parents die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Plague.
(c) Measles.
(d) Smallpox.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clay come into Teenie's kitchen one day in Part Five?

2. What task is forbidden for girls in the Ewe tribe?

3. Which of the following is a metaphor to describe the kente cloth?

4. Which of the following does NOT occur when the women are brought up on deck of the ship in Part One?

5. For what job does Polly hope when she is first brought to the Derby farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Polly hope to gain from her time at the Derby farm?

2. Desribe the planting of rice.

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

4. Describe Isabelle and Noah's love story.

5. Describe the slaughter of the Ewe tribe at the celebration dinner.

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

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

8. Why does Kwasi want to "look a giraffe in the eye" (1)?

9. How does Teenie's piece of the kente cloth affect Amari?

10. How does Mr. Derby intend to punish the servants who are involved in trying to hide Mrs. Derby's baby?

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