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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 Amari sees Fort Mose for the first time, what is her immediate response?

2. Why does Inez say that everyone is able to live peacefully in Fort Mose?

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

4. What does Nathan tell Polly, Tidbit and Amari about Fort Mose?

5. When Tidbit realizes in Part Eleven he will not be able to return to Teenie, what request does he make of Amari?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has Besa suffered since being sold into slavery, as shown in Part Nine?

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

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

8. What does Inez mean when she says, "Troubles never be over chile...but it be good to share them with friends" (288)?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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