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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. Why does Amari choose to go south rather than north in Part SEven?

2. Why does Clay chase after Amari in Part Seven, after having trailed the children for days?

3. Where is Inez's husband, Jasper?

4. What does Fiona tell the children about her desire to help them?

5. What gift does Fiona NOT provide the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What choice does Polly have in the decision to go north or south in Part Seven?

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

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

5. What does the St. Mary's River represent for each of the children?

6. What about Amari's condition surprises Fiona O'Reilly? What does this prove about her character?

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

8. Detail Polly's description of freedom.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate Dr. Hoskins's beliefs about slavery.

Essay Topic 2

Amari quickly discovers that being connected to friends is her main lifeline in this text. In an essay, describe how friendship plays a role in Amari and other characters' survival.

Essay Topic 3

Contrast Noah and Mr. Derby and the way they treat Isabelle.

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