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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Annis take Safi to see the bees?
(a) Spring.
(b) When the tobacco fields bloom.
(c) Summer.
(d) When the rice grows tall.

2. In Chapter 6, what does Annis etch on the wall when she is wakened in the night?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Boats.
(c) Spears.
(d) Bees.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Annis see rise from a ruined tree at dawn?
(a) Bats.
(b) Bees.
(c) Robins.
(d) Swallows.

4. In Chapter 6, how many slaves remain with Annis when Aza returns?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

5. What color are the eyes of the woman Aza indicates Annis should persuade to buy her?
(a) Gray.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what are Annis's half sisters reading with their tutor while she does her chores?

2. On the night Annis's mother tells her the story of her grandmother, what time is it when they leave the clearing?

3. Who became Mama Aza's lover before she became a slave?

4. Of the women in Annis's family that the spirit walked with, how many women before Annis did the spirit walk with?

5. How tall is the wooden fence where Annis and the other slaves are taken?

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