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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. How does Amari offer respect to the animals and vegetation they eat in Part Seven?

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

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

4. What image does Polly use in Part Seven to describe freedom?

5. What do the stars symbolize for Amari in Part Seven?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Polly and Amari's upbringings.

Essay Topic 3

Besa, as Buck, has given up all hope of ever living in freedom again. In an essay, explore his choice. You may want to contrast his decisions with Amari's.

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