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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the body of a man who drowns?
(a) Buried under a willow.
(b) Left to float down the river.
(c) Stuffed in a cave.
(d) Left to rot on the riverbank.

2. What shapes does Annis notice etched into the brick of the walls where she is incarcerated with the others after the doctor's examination?
(a) Crosses and ladders.
(b) Sun and a spear.
(c) Squares and triangles.
(d) Stick people.

3. Where are Annis and the other slaves housed after they arrive in New Orleans?
(a) Barns.
(b) Low brick buildings.
(c) Corrals.
(d) On the sand under flat roofs.

4. What does Annis etch on the wall after she notices the other etchings?
(a) Bee.
(b) Moon.
(c) Flower.
(d) River.

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

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

7. What dangerous creatures did one of Phyllis's relatives tell her lived in the swamp?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Panthers.
(c) Cottonmouth snakes.
(d) Cougars.

8. What does Annis know the seller wants her to be?
(a) Field hand.
(b) Housemaid.
(c) Child's nurse.
(d) Fancy girl.

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

10. Who helps Annis clean up and wash on Christmas morning?
(a) Martha.
(b) Safi.
(c) Cleo.
(d) Nan.

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

12. What was the man's job who drowns in Chaper 4?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Tended the horses.
(c) Field hand.
(d) Gardener.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Annis remember falling and cutting herself when she was younger and running somewhere?

2. What food are the slaves given at night on their second day walking?

3. What animal were Mama Aza and the other women sent to kill?

4. What does Annis offer to do for Safi when Annis notices she is trying to work her ropes loose?

5. What feeling does Annis experience in Chapter 4 when she sees the river they are going to have to ford?

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