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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 is a freedom Inez does NOT say she enjoys?
(a) The freedom to live in luxury.
(b) The freedom to feel hunger.
(c) The freedom to sacrifice members of her family for the cause.
(d) The freedom to work hard.

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

3. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?
(a) He worries about her safety.
(b) He needs her to cook for him.
(c) He loves her.
(d) He views her as a possession.

4. What advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?
(a) To find the Ashley River and follow it north.
(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 south.

5. By Part Ten, why has it been so difficult for Amari and Polly to become friends?
(a) Both girls refuse to learn from their pasts.
(b) Both girls' parents taught them to hate people of another race.
(c) Neither girl has ever had an experience with a person of another race outside of slavery.
(d) Neither girl is willing to forgive any past hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Amari reminds Polly that, because she is white, the indentured girl has a choice about which way to go, how does Polly respond?

2. Whom do the children discover living on the O'Reilly farm in Part Nine?

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

4. Aside from a chance to escape, what other gift does the doctor give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?

5. What food most likely makes Polly, Tidbit and Amari sick in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Polly attracted to Nathan?

5. Do Amari and Polly become fast friends on their journey that begins in Part Seven? Why or why not?

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

9. Why might Hushpuppy's arrival in Part Six signal luck for the trip?

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

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