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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 type of root does Amari ask Teenie to show her in Part Three?
(a) A root that will kill.
(b) A root that tastes sweet.
(c) A root for headaches.
(d) A root for an upset stomach.

2. How many slaves have died on the Derby farm this year?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

3. Which slave is given Isabelle's baby to care for?
(a) Teenie.
(b) Sarah Jane.
(c) Polly.
(d) Hildy.

4. How long is Polly's indenture sentence?
(a) 3 years.
(b) For life.
(c) 29 years.
(d) 14 years.

5. What happens to the African man who brands Amari?
(a) We never see him again.
(b) He receives a generous award.
(c) He is also thrown into the pen.
(d) Besa beats him savagely.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Polly were allowed to work in the big house, where does she envision spending her time?

2. How long does Amari fight the pain and possible infection of the beating by Mr. Derby?

3. What is one clue that the strangers in the Ewe village are not there on a peaceful mission?

4. What is the nature of Besa and Amari's relationship?

5. How does Amari feel about her spirit in Part Five, since the beating by Mr. Derby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the order of power in the Derby household?

3. How does Mr. Derby punish Noah and Isabelle?

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

5. Who is Cato?

6. Describe the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Derby (as recounted by Teenie in Part Three).

7. How does Clay feel about his stepmother?

8. Describe Mr. Derby's view of the institution of slavery.

9. What does Amari insist that Polly call her? What does this prove?

10. What is important about the amount of time the slaves are given to help Hildy after she is bitten by a snake?

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