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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand did Esther's grandmother and mother have on their cheeks?
(a) M.
(b) Z.
(c) T.
(d) X.

2. What does Aza say that Safi heard in her dreams?
(a) Babies crying.
(b) Singing of the Water.
(c) Chains rattling.
(d) Singing of the stars.

3. When does Annis stop dreaming of her mother so often.
(a) When flowers bloom.
(b) When the kitchen garden begins to bud.
(c) When the rain comes.
(d) When the snow melts.

4. What do They Who Take and Give call Annis?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Hare.
(c) Burrowing owl.
(d) Gopher.

5. From whom did Mama Aza learn about mushrooms?
(a) An older woman of the Original People.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A matriarch on the plantation.
(d) A sister-wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had the slaves been walking when Annis notices Safi trying to work free from the ropes?

2. Where did the spirit Aza first see Mama Aza?

3. What is the song about that Annis hears in the night after several days of weeding?

4. What was the name of the leader of the place where Esther's grandmother came from?

5. Who wakes Annis the morning after she is released from the hole?

(see the answer key)

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