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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. What advice does Dr. Hoskins give Polly, Tidbit and Amari in Part Seven?

2. Where must the children go to escape Nathan's father?

3. How do Polly, Tidbit and Amari approach the entrance to Fort Mose?

4. Of whom does Captain Menendez remind Amari?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Do Amari and Polly become fast friends on their journey that begins in Part Seven? Why or why not?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In an essay, detail the process Teenie undergoes as she changes her opinion that "death is not for me to give" (113).

Essay Topic 2

The love a mother has for her child is shown throughout the text. Discuss the relationships between at least one mother and child and how that affection bolsters the child's life, even in great hardship.

Essay Topic 3

What experiences change Polly from a racist to an advocate for slaves?

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