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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 advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?
(a) To find the Ashley River and follow it south.
(b) To locate a friend on the Underground Railroad.
(c) To find a shed in the woods and live there indefinitely.
(d) To find the Ashley River and follow it north.

2. Who finds the children in the abandoned hunting shack in Part Nine?
(a) Clay Derby.
(b) Nathan's father.
(c) Isabelle Derby.
(d) Fiona O'Reilly.

3. What excuse will Dr. Hoskins give for losing the slaves and the servant?
(a) He will say they attacked him.
(b) He will blame a storm.
(c) He will blame highwaymen.
(d) He will say they escaped while he slept.

4. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?
(a) Tidbit attacks him.
(b) Hushpuppy bites him.
(c) She pleads for her life.
(d) Polly shoots him.

5. How does Captain Menendez address Polly, Amari, and Tidbit?
(a) "English" (291).
(b) "Responsible" (291).
(c) "Spanish" (291).
(d) "My children" (291).

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?

2. Of whom does Captain Menendez remind Amari?

3. What advice does Polly give Amari about Besa in Part Ten?

4. How does Dr. Hoskins feel about the murders they witnessed?

5. How does Amari know to navigate their journey in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about Amari's condition surprises Fiona O'Reilly? What does this prove about her character?

2. What does Inez mean when she says, "Troubles never be over chile...but it be good to share them with friends" (288)?

3. Why does Dr. Hoskins feel so guilty in Part Seven?

4. What change occurs in Amari as a result of Dr. Hoskins's gift?

5. Detail Polly's description of freedom.

6. What does the St. Mary's River represent for each of the children?

7. Describe the plan the children devise for escaping Nathan's father.

8. What choice does Polly have in the decision to go north or south in Part Seven?

9. When Amari promises that Polly will also forever stay with Tidbit, what does she realize about keeping promises?

10. What clues do we have that Domingo Salvador is not actually drunk in Part Ten?

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