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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color can Annis see shot through the river when she thinks the river is speaking to her?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Yellow.

2. What are the slaves given for breakfast the first morning after Annis and Safi are taken south by the Georgia Man?
(a) Dried bread and water.
(b) Cornbread and coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Gruel.

3. What animal were Mama Aza and the other women sent to kill?
(a) Lion.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Hippopotamus.
(d) Elephant.

4. Who does Annis notice using a pirogue on the river where the slaves are untied before they ford?
(a) A white girl.
(b) A little white boy with hair the color of corn kernels.
(c) A little white boy with hair the color of fire.
(d) A white man.

5. What does the woman spirit tell Annis to call her?
(a) Sade.
(b) Aza.
(c) Ayana.
(d) Sasha.

6. What was Sasha's word for the spirit?
(a) Wind.
(b) Tempest.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Storm.

7. How often do Annis and her mother come to a lightning-burned tree to practice fighting?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) A few nights a month.
(d) Every other month.

8. About how many wagon lengths across is the river where the slaves are untied before they ford?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

10. How many white men observe Annis before the doctor examines her?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

11. What did Mama Aza have to run with to toughen her up when she met the oldest of the king's warrior wives?
(a) Bundle.
(b) Pack.
(c) Jar.
(d) Stick.

12. When Annis and Safi are taken away by the Georgia man, how many white men on horses lead the slaves?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

13. What name did Annis's mother give her?
(a) Arese.
(b) Aena.
(c) Aza.
(d) Afya.

14. What do some of the brown women wear that makes Annis believe they are free, not slaves?
(a) Bright dresses.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Shell necklaces.
(d) Head wraps.

15. Who rescues Annis when she is finishing making her sire's bed, and he comes into the room?
(a) Cleo.
(b) Safi.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Nan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Phyllis's relatives went into the swamp?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what does Annis see rise from a ruined tree at dawn?

4. Where are Annis and the other slaves housed after they arrive in New Orleans?

5. Where does the Georgia Man tell the two men who go to look for Safi to meet him?

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