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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many feet do Annis and the others have to swim in the river they ford?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) A couple feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) A few feet.

2. What does Annis smell when they get to New Orleans?
(a) Garbage and urine.
(b) Evergreen trees.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Burning coffee and shit.

3. Where was Mama Aza taken when she became the king's wife?
(a) Dahomey.
(b) Mali.
(c) Benin.
(d) Ghana.

4. What name does Annis keep repeating on the march at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Safia.
(c) Cleo.
(d) Aza.

5. Which of Phyllis's relatives went into the swamp?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Mother and grandmother.
(c) Mother and Father.
(d) Uncle, aunt, and mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Annis notice using a pirogue on the river where the slaves are untied before they ford?

2. What was the first weapon Annis ever held?

3. In Chapter 5, how many of the women can fit in the boat that takes them over the river into New Orleans?

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

5. How are Annis and the other women outfitted for sale?

(see the answer key)

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