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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. After Mr. Derby finds out about Isabelle's baby, where will Polly's indenture be sold?

2. Why does Mr. Derby prefer that his slaves be fresh from Africa?

3. What is the average life span of a slave?

4. About whom does Kwasi tease Amari in Part One?

5. How does Noah passively show the Derbies that he is unhappy with their treatment of Amari?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Amari and Isabelle Derby able to connect?

3. How do Polly and Amari plan to protect Mrs. Derby's baby?

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

5. How does Polly feel inside the house in Part Four?

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

7. Why is the life expectancy of a slave about five years?

8. Describe the way the captive Ewes are forced to march in Part One.

9. Why does Polly feel no sympathy toward the slaves being auctioned?

10. How does Mr. Derby intend to punish the servants who are involved in trying to hide Mrs. Derby's baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Besa, as Buck, has given up all hope of ever living in freedom again. In an essay, explore his choice. You may want to contrast his decisions with Amari's.

Essay Topic 2

Amari comes to realize that "she must concentrate not on what was lost, but on what must be found" (225). In an essay, examine this statement focusing on the changes that occur in Amari as she processes this lesson.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate Dr. Hoskins's beliefs about slavery.

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