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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 Mr. Derby come to the kitchen one morning in Part Six?
(a) He wants to bring Myna to Clay.
(b) He needs dinner service that night.
(c) He wants to use Tidbit as bait again.
(d) Mrs. Derby is in labor.

2. When a slave dies on the journey in Part One, what happens to their body?
(a) It is carried with them.
(b) It is buried with dignity.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is left for the animals.

3. What is the name of the large city to which the slaves are brought in Part One?
(a) Ewe.
(b) Ashanti.
(c) Cape Coast.
(d) Coffle.

4. How did Isabelle and Noah fall in love?
(a) They grew up together.
(b) They met at church.
(c) They went to school together.
(d) They fell in love at an auction.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the ship in Part One ultimately take the captures Ewe people?

2. Where does Cato tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari to flee in Part Six?

3. What do the white people at the slave auction think of the relationship between Amari and Afi?

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

5. Which of the following is a simile that describes how the slaves are arranged below deck?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the alligator hunt in Part Five.

4. How does Polly feel inside the house in Part Four?

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

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

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

8. How are Amari and Isabelle Derby able to connect?

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

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

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