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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Phyllis from who tells Annis about swamps?
(a) Virginia.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

2. Who takes Annis's mother's place in the kitchen after she is sold?
(a) Annabelle.
(b) Martha.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Cleo.

3. What feeling does Annis experience in Chapter 4 when she sees the river they are going to have to ford?
(a) Relief.
(b) Terror.
(c) Dread.
(d) Horror.

4. What type of horns were tied to Mama Aza's and the other young brides' heads when they went to hunt?
(a) Giraffe.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Springbok.
(d) Impala.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. What does the seller tell Phyllis she will be?
(a) Child's nurse.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Lady's maid.
(d) Sick nurse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far did Annis follow the Georgia Man when her mother was sold?

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

4. When Annis ducks to avoid a spider web with a spider in it, what color is the spider?

5. What was the first weapon Annis ever held?

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