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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. How does Dr. Hoskins feel about the murders they witnessed?
(a) He feels that, since they lied, Noah and Isabelle deserved punishment.
(b) He feels that, having been silent, he is also guilty.
(c) He feels that, since they were slaves, they had no rights to begin with.
(d) He feels that, to be loyal to his friend, he must complete his promise.

2. What does Fiona tell the children about her desire to help them?
(a) She will turn them in in the morning.
(b) She has to check with her husband before she can help them.
(c) She wants to make the choice to help them be free.
(d) She does not want to become entangled in legal affairs.

3. What does King Philip want from the citizens of Fort Mose?
(a) Communal living.
(b) Protection for St. Augustine.
(c) Catholic converts.
(d) Indentured servanthood.

4. Where is Inez's husband, Jasper?
(a) He did not make it to Fort Mose.
(b) There is no Jasper.
(c) He is still in Georgia.
(d) He is now fighting for the Spanish.

5. When the children realize they must traverse a swamp in Part Eight, what is a reaction they do NOT have?
(a) "Gators" (247).
(b) "Snakes" (247).
(c) "Safety" (247).
(d) "Dead" (247).

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a freedom Inez does NOT say she enjoys?

2. Who finds the children in the abandoned hunting shack in Part Nine?

3. How do the children cross the St. Mary's River in Part Eleven?

4. How do Polly, Tidbit and Amari approach the entrance to Fort Mose?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Detail Polly's description of freedom.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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