View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What information does Domingo Salvador NOT provide the children in Part Ten?

2. How does Captain Menendez address Polly, Amari, and Tidbit?

3. What is Tidbit's given name?

4. How does Amari escape from Clay at the end of Part Seven?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Detail the changes Amari and Polly must undergo to become true friends.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 883 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample