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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bill is not around to protect her in Part One, what happens to Amari?

2. Who were the only villagers spared in the slaughter of the Ewe tribe?

3. Which of the following descriptions of the ship in Part One is an example of personification?

4. How long does Amari fight the pain and possible infection of the beating by Mr. Derby?

5. Why does Mr. Derby not kill Isabelle after learning her baby is mixed race?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has Clay been worried about Myna's health since the beating? How can you tell?

2. What is so disturbing about Mr. Derby's purchase of Amari in Part Two?

3. Who is the first Ewe tribe member to die on the march in Part One, and how is this death handled?

4. How are indentured servants similar to slaves? How are they also very different?

5. How do the white slave purchasers act toward the obvious relationship between Afi and Amari?

6. Describe the alligator hunt in Part Five.

7. How is Mrs. Derby able to get her husband to stop the beating of Myna?

8. What does Amari insist that Polly call her? What does this prove?

9. Why does Mrs. Derby ask Polly and Amari to help her baby?

10. Why does Clay come to Teenie's cottage in Part Five?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the events that instill within Amari the ability to fight for her freedom?

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, examine Amari's statement that, "freedom not big. Freedom not pretty...but freedom sure do feel good" (284).

Essay Topic 3

Explore Isabelle Derby's life. Is she just as powerless as a slave, or does she possess an ability to create true change?

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