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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 food most likely makes Polly, Tidbit and Amari sick in Part Seven?
(a) Mayapples.
(b) Walnuts.
(c) Roots.
(d) Blackberries.

2. What is the cause of Mr. Derby's death?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Poisoning.
(c) Alligator attack.
(d) Stroke.

3. When Amari realizes that Fort Mose is not huge or paved with gold, what does she say?
(a) Freedom should reflect its value.
(b) Freedom feels blessed, no matter its appearance.
(c) Freedom without ease is worthless.
(d) Freedom is only worth the fight if it is beautiful.

4. Why does Amari choose to go south rather than north in Part SEven?
(a) Amari does not like the cold in the north.
(b) Amari chooses the easier option.
(c) Amari knows that Afi is on a plantation to the south.
(d) Amari trusts Cato.

5. How do the children cross the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven?
(a) They locate a canoe.
(b) They turn back without crossing it.
(c) They cross a foot bridge.
(d) They ride atop Brownie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Inez say that everyone is able to live peacefully in Fort Mose?

2. What does Fiona tell the children about her desire to help them?

3. Where is Inez's husband, Jasper?

4. What is the name of the leader of Fort Mose?

5. What advice does Fiona NOT offer the children about getting to Fort Mose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the anger that both Amari and Polly feel in relation to their food poisoning.

3. What may happen to Clay at the end of Part Seven?

4. How does Amari comfort Tidbit when he realizes in Part Eleven that he will most likely never see his mother again?

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

6. What has Besa suffered since being sold into slavery, as shown in Part Nine?

7. Examine Amari's thought that "I can't run anymore. Not from the past. Not from my future" (300).

8. What does the potential alligator on the other side of the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven symbolize?

9. Is Fiona O'Reilly brave in her decision to help the children?

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

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