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

2. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?
(a) A dream that can never be attained.
(b) A beautiful leaf that is hard to catch.
(c) A flag that waves high.
(d) A path that is difficult to travel.

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

4. 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 is only worth the fight if it is beautiful.
(d) Freedom without ease is worthless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the children realize they must traverse a swamp in Part Eight, what is a reaction they do NOT have?

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

3. What does Nathan tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari about Fort Mose?

4. When Amari sees Fort Mose for the first time, what is her immediate response?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Detail Polly's description of freedom.

8. Why is Polly attracted to Nathan?

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

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

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