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

2. Who has been through Fort Mose already looking for Polly?
(a) Percival.
(b) Noah.
(c) Clay.
(d) Nathan.

3. How does Amari know to navigate their journey in Part Seven?
(a) She trusts the doctor's directions.
(b) She has read a great deal about exploring.
(c) She chooses to follow other travelers.
(d) She can remember lessons about nature she learned at home.

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

5. Why is Tidbit scared to cross the St. Mary's River?
(a) He cannot swim.
(b) He fears alligators.
(c) He is worried about Hushpuppy.
(d) He thinks the water is too dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Inez's husband, Jasper?

2. What is Tidbit's given name?

3. What do the stars symbolize for Amari in Part Seven?

4. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?

5. Which best describes how Amari feels once they are across the St. Mary's River?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Polly attracted to Nathan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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