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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. By Part Ten, why has it been so difficult for Amari and Polly to become friends?

2. What excuse will Dr. Hoskins give for losing the slaves and the servant?

3. How do the children feel about their encounter with Clay at the end of Part Seven?

4. Who finds the children in the abandoned hunting shack in Part Nine?

5. Who keeps reminding Polly, Tidbit and Amari that they are a unit that must stick together in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Detail Polly's description of freedom.

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

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

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

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

6. How does Amari comfort Tidbit when he realizes in Part Eleven that he will most likely never see his mother again?

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

8. Why is Polly attracted to Nathan?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From your understanding of the text, write an essay in which you discuss the circumstances that could ever persuade someone to endorse slavery. Of course, you will discuss the Derbies, but consideration must also be given to the O'Reilly family.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the white perfection of the Derbyshire Farm.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the text, women are provided very little power or opportunity for a voice. However, women actually have the greatest impact on the outcomes of the novel. In an essay, explore how one or more of the women create the greatest impact.

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