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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What food are the slaves given at night on their second day walking?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Hard food.
(c) Bread.
(d) Potatoes.

3. Where did the spirit Aza first see Mama Aza?
(a) On the sea.
(b) At her home.
(c) On an elephant hunt.
(d) At the king's palace.

4. In Chapter 1, what are Annis's half sisters reading with their tutor while she does her chores?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Pythagoras.
(d) Aristotle.

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

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

7. How long after the night Annis and her mother sleep by a ruined tree until dawn, does the Georgia Man come?
(a) 6 months later.
(b) Months later.
(c) Weeks later.
(d) 3 months later.

8. How are Annis and the other women outfitted for sale?
(a) Long brown dresses, brown caps, and aprons.
(b) Long black dresses, white caps, and aprons.
(c) Long dark dresses, dark caps, and aprons.
(d) Long blue dresses, blue caps, and aprons.

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

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

11. In Chapter 1, what does Annis see rise from a ruined tree at dawn?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Robins.
(c) Bats.
(d) Bees.

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

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

14. On the night Annis's mother tells her the story of her grandmother, what time is it when they leave the clearing?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Just before dawn.
(d) Around midnight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Annis's mother give her?

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

3. What does the man look like who falls and then stares at the Georgia Man?

4. How tall is the wooden fence where Annis and the other slaves are taken?

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

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