Chapter+Summaries+and+Discussion+Questions

Chapter Summaries
**CHAPTER 1- In chapter 1, Amari see's Besa walking down the road and he says that he was in the forest and that he saw men with goat-milk skin. They get a little concerned and Amari tells her mother about the strange men and her mother just says that they have to welcome their guests. So to kick off the celebration they have dancing and story telling. - Maddie P. ** **CHAPTER 6- This is the day that everyone will board the "death ship" or the ship also known as the slave ship. When Amari spotted Besa in the group of people she desperately wanted to see him but the whites took him and all the other males away. Amari depsperatly wanted to go up an be with Besa and Afi could snese it. She told her to forget about him because they will be seperated and she will be tortured and stuff an he can do nothing about it. Once again Amari is scared and doesn't want to go on but Afi tells her there is hope and i see strength in you, you must go on. As they boarded the small boats no one new what they were headed for. They just knew that it was not good. When Afi and Amari fell the heavy iron shackles pushed them down the ocean floor. They struggled to get up and eventually they had to get help from the whites. As the small boat got closer to the ship, everything became smaller and they knew that they would have to leave it behind them. - Katie M. **
 * CHAPTER 2 - In this chapter the outsiders / other tribesmen come to the village and are warmly welcomed with celebration. They started off with stories as Amari's father told them. He was an elder in the Ewe Tribe which meant you were wise. After the story they began drumming and dancing along with singing. When the drumming started all she could focus on was Besa who was her future husband. Suddenly the Chief Elder was shot setting the people in a frenzy. The outsiders were killing people left and right and Amari had to watch her mom and dad be killed. She finally began running but was captured and put into a pin with the other survivors. - Maddie P. **
 * CHAPTER 3- Amari wakes up to see her burned village along with another 24 survivors. She doesn't understand why the outsiders are there and why they did this. The men that captured them speak english and they can't understand them. Amari spots Besa across the pen but he is ashamed and can't look at her. When they were told to stand up Amari asked what was happening and was whipped. After they were all standing metal chains and cuffs were put around their neck hands and feet so if one person fell they all would and be beaten. They start out on their long and hard journey. -Maddie P. **
 * CHAPTER 4- They had walked for a while and came upon a building that was a jail / prison. When she went inside it was dark and hard to see. All she could tell were people huddled against the walls. When inside the cell she could hear a few familiar languages but no body talked to her. When the food was dropped in and she didnt get any a nice large women next to her shared her food and began to converse with her. This is the first time that she hears of going over seas and being sold and she is devastated. It is also the first time she hears of being called on by the guards at night and being raped. - Maddie P. **
 * CHAPTER 5- The gaurds would put cold water on them and expose them every day along with being taken to their rooms at night. Afi was the girl who shared her food with Amari. Afi was wise enough and had been their long enough to know the secrets - she taught Amari how to look vacant and stupid so that the gaurds wouldnt put their attention on her, she also taught her how to exercise. One day they all got removed from the cell and she was pinned down and branded. After Afi was branded she said that she had heard the ship and beyond was death. Across the pen she spots Besa again. A ship arrives with chains and she new that it was for them, they are slaves now officially. - Maddie P. **
 * CHAPTER 7- The boat was slowly moving towards the large boat and Amari could tell that it was the boat of death. Unexpectedly two of the captives jumped off the side of the small boat. Almost immediatly after they jumped the whites through nets over the side of the boat to bring them back in. No one wanted to watch but you could tell that the mom and daughter were trying so hard to get back to the shore. The chains were heavy and the mother really struggled to keep her daughter and herself from drowning. But, with there weakness it was imposible and the sunk down, then two huge sharks came and brought them down under the water. Everyone was scared but knew that they had to move on. As they boarded the ship they were whipped for no reason and pushed down the stairs to there "homes" They first walked past the place where the men stayed. They all were close together and the place smelled like throw up, bloos, sweat, etc. When Amari got to her place it was a little more spacious and didn't smell as bad. They were settled in and every girl began to hum a song. To Amari it was the saddest sound she had ever heard. - Katie M. **
 * Chapter 8-** Amari and Afi listen to the boat of death. It is impossible to tell the time on the boat. Amari is shocked that they are let go of the shackles. Amari finds out to her dismay that they are let out primarily because the soldiers want to see them dance. Amari is forced to dance to the beat that she thinks is horrifying. Meanwhile, the children were untied and let free. Afi tells one mother to keep her child so they won't get eaten. Amari and Afri soon find out that the men will take themin the night. Afi says not to fight back. Afi says that Amari has a special strength in her.The male captives are forced to dance as well. Amari realizes that the men's conditions are much worse than the woman's conditions. Amari looks for hope with the copper color sun at theend of the chapter. - Kern K.


 * Chapter 9 - Dark falls on the ship. The women are realized from their shackles. Women are taken by the men at night. Afi is pulled away by two men. Amari is pulled by a redheaded soldier.,. The redheaded soldier makes Amari scream. Amari thinks that she will die. Then the redheaded soldier teaches Amari words in English. Amari learns words like ""water" and "child."Amari thinks back to to the times when she learned words from Komla who is her father. the redheaded soldier continues to teach Amari words. Amari is released. Afi asks Amari if the sailor was kind. Amari replies"by saying yes.Afi is happy but then says that Amari was lucky. She aaid that they will continure to get humiliated. Afi tells Amari to be strong and that her destiny lies beyond. Amari is bewildered. - Kern K. **


 * Chapter 10** Afi turned out to be right with her observation. Amari is humiliated bya skinny sailor and many otehr sailors. Amari then sees Besa one morning. They refuse to look at each other because they wre filled with shame. More people continue to get eaten by the fish. Amari learns to harden herself from emotion. When Amari is called by the red headed sailor, she continues to learn more words. She learns that his name is Bill. Amari is filled with terror when a women named Mosi dies with her daughter,Life continues to become unbearable on the ship. The ship is strugging in a huge storm. People are being tossed overboard, Not many people have survived that trip. Amari wishes that she could die. - Kern K.


 * Chapter 11** Amari and Afi try to listen to the soldiers talk. Amari find out that they're headed to a Carolina. Amari asks Afi is her destiny lies with Afi. Amari starts to panic. Afi respons by saying that she didn't know. Afi says that she will eventually answer Amari's question. The slaves are fed well on this page. The sailors are no longer allowed to see the women.. Amari asks Afi what will happen when they reach the land. Afi says that they will be sold manu times. She says that they don't belong to themselves. amari and Afi are very afraid of their future. The sailor named Bill shouts out "Land Ho" on this page. Amari figures out that the journey is almost over. - Kern K.


 * Chapter 12** Amari and Afi discuss what will happen in American. Amari says that America is beautiful. She thought that it would be wretched. Afi says to find beauty whereever they can. She says it wikk keep you alive. Afi and Amari thank each other for being together on the journey. Then, a bald man visits the ship. He checks the women . Amari uses Afi's strength to get past the man. The ship arrives at an island called Sullivan's Isalnd. Amari knows that her life will change again. - Kern K.


 * Chapter 13** The slaves are taken in groups from the ship the next day. Bill says bye to Amari. Amari feels that her legs are liked mashed fufu when she walks. They walk to a building that is slightly smaller than the prison of Cape Coast. Many slaves are laughed at. An African man tells them of their agends and where they will go. They will be heading to a place called Charles Town for the slave auction. The black man then teaches the slaves English. Besa greets Amari. They talk to each other until a man whips Besa. Amari is then taken to Charles Town. The slave auction begins.Besa is sold and Amari realizes that will be the last time that she will see him. Amari wants to die, Amari watches the buyers at the sale and notices a girl who is pathetic about the slave trade. - Kern K.


 * Chapter 14** In this chapter the readers meet the character Polly, she seems to be very racist. We find out that she doesn't like blacks and thinks that they are much lesser than her and that they are unpleasant to deal with. She was sold to Mr. Derby and would have to work for him for 14 years. As she looked up and hte slaves being sold they were screaming and she thought that was unneeded. She knew that she hd no sympathy for them and watched as Amari was sold to her master as well. Amari was being taken off the stage and Polly noticed that she began to cry and scream and run towards another women(Afi.) WE find out that Polly ahd lost noth of her parents when she was young and she really misses them. Amari finally gave up and got off the stage. Polly walked over with her knew master and were put in the wagon. She noticed that the slave girl wouldn't stop crying. - Katie M.


 * Chapter 15** Amari couldn't stop crying, Polly knew that tears were natural when you are sad but she thought that tears were useless because they didn't make you feel any better. Clay and Mr. Derby made there way over to the wagon and had Noah load many things into the wagon. Polly asked out of curiosity if they dressed all of there slaves as nice as Noah and Clay got angry and was going to smack her but he decided not to. Noah finished loading and they left for the plantation. in the wagon Clay decided to name her new slave Myna, because she was his he said "mine." Mr. Derby called Polly Polly-girl and it reminded her of her Dad becuase thats what he called her. They arrived at the house and Polly thought of how she wanted to be working in the house and live to her mothers dreams for her. Mr. Derby tells Polly that she needs to help teach the slave girl english and how to act. - Katie M.


 * Chapter 16** Polly and Amari (known and Myna to them) entered the shack confused, scared, and not knowing what to expect. It was a large almost empty room with a table, lamp, and 2 beds. Amrai began to talk in her language and Polly told her to stop and wondered how she was going to be able to make her civilized. She began to teach her english right away and learned that she already knew some english words. She was teaching the slave her name and Myna told her that her name was Amari not Myna. Then Teenie and Tidbit walked in the room. Tidbit looked to be 3 or 4 and Teenie older- like his mother. Teenie makes them a meal and they are introduced to Hushpuppy the dog. WE figure out how Polly's parents died and how she lived a tough life. her dad was thrown in prision and they both died of smallpox. She got there because her old master sold her to Mr, Derby to pay off her debt- he got the money from her being sold and this payed off a lot of the debt and then she has to work there for 14 years. Polly says whites don't have as good as life and the plantation owners but they all say its nothing like being a slave. - Katie M.


 * Chapter 17 In this chapter Amari is trying to get used to life on the plantation. Polly is still being negative towards Amari and the other slaves because she thinks that this sort of work is for slaves only. Also Clay is active with his "present" summoning Amari to his chambers on several occasions. Amari also continued on bettering her English although she tried not to let on how much she knew to Clay and Mr. Derby. Also Amari is taught how to cook and what plants to eat by Teenie, the chef for the Derby plantation and also discovers that her past life and her new one have some no matter how small for example, the yams that Teenie grew were the same yams that her mother had grown back in Ziavi -Tieg G

Chapter 18 In this chapter Amari is still learning about plants and what not from Teenie and Clay is still being a sick little pervert. Also Amari finds out that Teenie has a dark secret, a plant that can kill. Amari wishes she could feed it to Clay. Teenie's mother was also ** Chapter 19 Amari has assimilated to life on the plantation and has grown to enjoy the company of Polly and Tidbit, who reminds her of her owen little brother Kwasi. Amari sometimes reminisced of her previous life back in Africa. Amari learns that just because Polly is white did not meant that her life before this was the bees knees. Amari learns that Polly had a hard life too, growing up in poverty and having both her parents die of disease. Amari Polly and Tidbit are all sort of bonding with each other and becoming what you might call a family. That is all that happens in this particular chapter in the book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper. -Tieg G
 * Ashanti like Amari. Also Amari learns an idea from Teenie that is reoccurring throughout the book. "Long as you 'member, nothin' ain't really gone." Clay's mom put Teenie in charge of the kitchen after some of the slaves tried to poison Mr. Derby. Mrs. Derby died soon after. Mrs. Derby was tough on the slaves and would beat them for the slightest disobedience. The future looks grim for Amari. -Tieg G

Chapter 20 In this particular chapter Amari learns that Teenie is like the head honcho of all the other slaves. Nobody questions Teenie. If she asked someone to do something they would do it no questions asked. Also we start to learn about Isabelle Derby. Mr. Derby's new wife. Mrs. Derby is different and is kind to the slaves treating them as if they were human beings and not cattle as everyone else treated them. Also she would come to visit the slaves every morning in Teenie's kitchen where she would help choose the menu for that day even thought Teenie already had it planned out and did not usually take the suggestions suggested by Mrs. Derby. Amari was amazed that such a rich white women could be so kind. Amari is surprised at the spontaneous acts of kindness that once in a blue moon come up and smile down upon Amari. Amari while doing chores for Teenie runs into Mrs. Derby walking alone early in the morning. Mrs. Derby understands what it is like to have no control over her life and exchanges some comforting words with Amari. Mrs. Derby is also pregnant. She is only about 18. Amari is still trapped in the endless riff of slavery and the vile nights with Clay. tieg G

Chapter 21 Polly wants to get a job in the main house. She still does not believe that she fits in with all the slaves. Polly thinks that maybe she can get a job keeping track of Mr. Derby's finances and keeping track of stuff sense she can read and write. Also Amari figures out that she was bought with the soul purpose to amuse Clay. Cato is the oldest slave on the plantation and is very learned in the happenings of slavery. Were sent on a task to go to the rice fields to find Cato. They had never been to the rice fields so it was a new experience for them. While talking to Cato in the rice fields, one of the workers is bit by a snake and might die. Working in the rice fields is dangerous. Cato warns Polly that she should try to make herself as useful to Clay as possible because when Clay gets bored of her she will be sent to the rice fields and a lot of slaves got injured or killed getting attacked by snakes, and alligators and what-not. Tieg G

Chapter 22** After Hildy gets bitten by the snake, Flora, her daughter, takes the night off to be with her mother. Flora is a maid in the big house. Polly and Amari are her replacements for the night. Polly is obviously very excited to get her chance to work in the big house. During dinner, Mr. Derby seems to control everything that Isabelle does and eats. She does not seem the least bit happy. Throughout the dinner table conversation, the question comes up as to why Flora is missing. When told that her mother was dying, Mr. Derby didn't seem the least bit concerned. He suggests that Noah replace Hildy in the rice fields, but Isabelle pleads that Noah not go down there. Then, while serving dessert, Amari trips over Mr. Derby's feet and spills blueberry pie all over the white carpet. She is then beaten so hard that she passes out. -Elka D.


 * Chapter 23** Amari finally regains consciousness. She talks with Polly about the horrible beating and how it is very wrong. Polly tells Amari that Mrs. Derby came to visit her everyday after the beating. Within a week, Amari was back working in the kitchen with Polly. Clay had not called for Amari since the night she spilled the pie.- Elka D.


 * Chapter 24** In the beginning of this chapter, Clay comes to Teenie's kitchen for seemingly no reason. Then, we find out that Clay intends to use Tidbit as gator bait. He doesn't seem to care that Tidbit can't swim and the fact that he is only four years old. He then asks Amari to come along because he thinks that it is something she would like to watch. They all meet Clay's friends day by the river. Soon, Tidbit is tied up and is thrown into the water. They end up catching 3 gators and Tidbit lives, but it was a horrible experience. -Elka D.


 * Chapter 25** At the beginning of the chapter, Mr. Derby comes to Teenie's kitchen. He is visibly upset and distressed. He says that Mrs. Derby is in labor and that all of the slaves seem to be missing. And, that he is going to send for the doctor. So, Mr. Derby asks Polly and Amari to come and assist her in the big house. Mrs. Derby is in so much pain that she thinks she is going to die. The girls try to make her more comfortable, but she is in serious pain. Right as her baby is born, Isabelle passes out. She has a baby girl, but the baby is black, so no one knows who the father is. It is obviously not Mr. Derby and is probably a slave on the plantation. -Elka D.

**Chapter 26 At the beginning of the chapter Mrs Derby has her baby and it is a black baby, clearly not Mr Derby's so she tries to hide the baby by sending it to Sara Jane's where she can raise and take care of the baby and he plans on saying to Mr Derby that the baby was stillborn and that they buried it. Noah and Dr. Hotchkins are coming to help Mrs Derby and before they can get there Mrs derby sends polly to tell Noah the news. -Maddie P. ** **Chapter 27 At the beginning of the chapter Dr. Hoskins and Noah arrive and while getting out of the wagon Polly says the baby is healthy and crying so his services are not needed but be insists on coming in and checking on the baby and spending the night. Then before he can get into the house Mr Derby comes out and says the baby was still born. Dr Hotchkins has no idea what is going on so they go into the house. When they go up by Mrs Derby Amari says baby born, black, beautiful little girl. Soon after they say that she is gone Clay comes home with the baby from Sara Jane's and Mr. Derby shoots the baby and Noah but not his wife.-Maddie P. ** **Chapter 28 At the beginning of the chapter Mr Derby calls polly a liar and she isnt allowed in the house ever again because of what she said happened with the baby. At the end of the chapter Mr. Derby says he is going to send Polly to a whore house, Amari will have a replacement and Tidbit will be sold. -Maddie P. **


 * Chapter 29-**At the beginning of this chapter, Amari asks Teenie and Polly about running away. They continue to talk about it including the risks and what has happened to other slaves that tried to run away. Then, Cato comes to the smokehouse where they are being held, and tells them that the doctor who is taking them to be sold doesn't support slavery. The decision is made to poison Clay so he won't come on the trip and it is also decided that Polly, Tidbit, and Amari are going to run away. -Elka D.


 * Chapter 30**-Mr. Derby and Dr. Hoskins are talking about Isabelle recovering from her trauma, but the doctor doesn't seem convinced that she will recover. Soon, they all get ready to leave for the market where Tidbit, Amari, and Polly are to be sold. -Elka D.


 * Chapter 31** At the beginning of this chapter, it describes the wagon heading off to market to sell the slaves. Then, Dr. Hoskins tells the children that he does not support slavery and that he is ashamed of Mr. Derby. He says that he is going to let them go and try to run away. The doctor gives them some food, a little money, clothes, and a gun. Soon they are off into the woods to begin their journey to be free. -Elka D.


 * Chapter 32**- The chapter begins with Amari, Tidbit and Polly escaping south to freedom. Amari reinstates her name insisting that Polly and Tidbit call her, not by her slave name Myna but by her real name, Amari as she wants to forget everything to do about Clay. To get to freedom their goal is to find a river and then follow it South by looking to the stars and going the opposite way that the moss grows. They are going South because anybody that is looking for escaped slaves expects them so if they go South nobody will be looking for them. They would travel only at night and never by day. Being as quite as possible and trying not to run into anybody on the way. The bugs at night are bad and they are massacred nightly by the hoards of blood-thirsty mosquitos. -Tieg G


 * Chapter 33**- In this chapter they are still moving, although Tidbit is homesick for is mom. On the way they try to find the nuts and berries that are sparsely scattered around their trail. Amari gets berries that are bad and they throw up everything that they had eaten. Because everybody was hungry Polly is angry and yells at Amari for picking bad berries. Amari slightly redeems herself when she catches a fish from the stream but even so they have to eat it raw because if they started a fire, somebody might see the smoke and come to investigate. They were still moving on with a grim determination to get to freedom. Tieg H


 * Chapter 34**- In this chapter, they keep on traveling they are all getting very hungry for they cannot find food and have not eaten in a long time. They resort to eating grubs that they find under a log. How disgusting. To make matters worse, Hushpuppy had disappeared making Tidbit difficult to get going again. They were thrown from one extreme to the other. Suffering from blinding heat in the daytime to frigid cold at nights. They happened upon a cave where it would be safe to build a fire. While inside the cave a creature comes into the cave. They think it is a wolf or a bear but it is actually Hushpuppy with a huge rabbit for them to eat. They eat the cooked rabbit and have the first real meal sense they left derbyshire farms. Tieg G


 * Chapter 35**- In this chapter they set off again with renewed spirits and full bellies. After walking for quite some time they run into none other than Clay Derby who had figured out that they had gone South rather than North. Clay ties up Amari and is interrogating Amari as to the where-abouts of Tidbit and Polly. Amari learns that Mr. Derby passed away leaving Clay in charge of the plantation. Polly came out of the darkness and shot their musket at Clay grazing his head and rendering him unconscious. They tie Clay up and run for it. As they are leaving Amari notices that a venomous snake has crawled up onto Clay's person and is sitting there just waiting. They decide not to do anything with Amari saying that it was out of their hands whether he lived or died. After that close encounter they tried to get as far way from where Clay was as possible. -Tieg G


 * Chapter 36** - Poly had just shot Clay and Tidbut, Amari, and Polly were running away from the scene. They weren’t sure if her had gotten bitten but they weren’t going to take any chances. They had made it to a river when they accidently ran into a boy fishing at the river. Polly didn’t know what to do and didn’t say to much. The boy was Nathan and he turned out to give them some shelter and food for the night. But, the next morning Nathan’s dad found them in the bran as he left to go get something Nathans plan was to have them hit him so they could get away. Polly was to scared even thought Nathan was ready as he was about to return Amari did and they ran out of the barn. They needed to stay somewhere so they went to the swamp and waded there almost all day. Katie M.


 * Chapter 37**- Eventually they made it out of the swamp and luckily it rained so they weren't covered in filthy mud. They were searching for a place to stay and found an old wooden shack. As Amari looked at it it looked old so they stayed in it but, someone came over screaming for a guy named "Patrick" and she found them. She wasn't a bad person and luckily gave them a wagon to ride the way in. As they wre in the wagon she heard and saw Besa, he has been missing one eye, and was horribly tortured by his old masters. He told amari that he could not be with her and that he had found someone on the farm that was good for him and that she couldn't be with him anymore. She was devistated and couldn't believe it. They had to leave on the wagon and she knew she would never see him again.Katie M.


 * Chapter 38**- With the wagon Polly, Amari, and TIdbit were making much better time than on feet. One night Amari and Polly were discussing what they missed most about there parents and they each had there story about them. They were talking about Fort Mose and how they were so excited to be free when they saw someone up infornt of the wagon. They didn't know what to do as the man came closer he ook Tidbit and Tidbit bit the man> They didn't know what to do but then heard him speaking spanish. This indicated that they were near Fort Mose. They headed the right way and thought about there furture.


 * Chapter 39**- In this chapter, the motley crew has been traveling towards fort Mose which they now know is real. They are hungry and bedraggle but the temptation of freedom keeps them marching throughout the day. They arrive at the river that the Spanish soldier told them about and need to figure out away to cross without drowning or running into gators. They decide to leave their wagon and ride on the horse as it swims across. They make the crossing without any trouble until they get to the far side where an alligator almost mauls Polly. Making it across the river symbolizes their trip into freedom because once they crossed the river they were officially in Spanish territory and therefore free from the torments of slavery. Tieg G


 * Chapter 40**- In this chapter Amari Tidbit and Polly are on the home stretch to arrive at Fort Mose. After a stretch of walking Fort Mose appears in the distance and they barely can contain there excitement as they run the remaining distance to the Fort. Once they get their paper work they will be officially free. The streets are not paved of gold or anything but it is freedom and that is all they are searching for. -Tieg G


 * Chapter 41**- On their way into the fort they meet a women who is a resident of Fort Mose on the verandah of her house. The women gives them food and they talk about their adventure and their journey to freedom. The lady explains that the spanish are not all kind to slaves but they offer freedom to escaped slaves just to rub it in the English faces. The way that they can become resident of Fort Mose is to swear allegiance to the Spanish king and help out the mosean community as best they can. The women is named Inez and was also an escaped slave from her master who also used her as a play thing. She even had one of his kids which was sold to somewhere in New Orleans. Also they learn that nathan had been looking for them and would probably be back soon. While they are talking with Inez, the captain of the fort. Captain Menendez, who is the first black man that Amari has seen with authority sense she lived in Ziavi. The captain used to be a slave as well but he escaped to fort Mose. They are assigned jobs and the captain sends for the paperwork that will officially instate them as free citizens of Fort Mose. It ends with Amari and Inez going for a walk to show Amari the new house they will be living in. Tieg G


 * Chapter 42**- At the beginning of this chapter, Inez shows Amari what the boundaries of Fort Morse are. Inez tells Amari about the history of Fort Mose. She says that it is supposed to be a protection for St Augustine. Inez shows Amari her new dwelling. It is so much better than her home in Derbyshire Farms. Amari tells Inez that she is very sick. Inez says that Amari has a baby with her master. Amari can't believe this and hates it. Inez tells her that her baby won't know about slavery and about Clay. Inez tells the story of how she had a baby. She says that her baby was sold. Amari is thinking about what to name her baby. She will name the baby Freeman if it is a baby and Afi (slave ship friend) if it is a girl. Amari glances towards the west at the copper sun and thinks of her homeland. She knows that she has found a new home. - Kern K.

__**Discussion Questions**__

Assignment #1- What did the Ashanti mean when he said that he will get rewarded? pg. - 22 - Kern K.

Why was the woman so kind enough to give her food to Amari? pg. 28- Kern K.
 * The Ashanti means that he will get money and be opulent if he helps the Whites enslave the Ewes. I highly doubt that the Whites will repay the Ashantis. At the end, I believe that the whites will enslave the Ashantis by using weaponry like their guns. - Kern K.**

**I believe that the woman is kind enough to give her food to Amari because she feels sorry for Amari. She probably had a daugjter like Amari that she is reminded with. For that reason, I believe that she is kind to Amari. - Kern K.** Why do you think the other tribesmen betrayed the Ewe tribe? -Elka **They probably believed that there would be a reward, but in the end they were probably just sold.** What do you think is going to happen to Amari? Will she be sent to the U.S.? -Elka **I think she will go to the US because it was really the main country for slavery at the time. Also, the captors were white which makes me think they are from America.** Why did Amari's dad wink at her after he read the story? pg.9 -Maddie P. **We think that her dad winks are her because he wanted to save her something special and wanted her to feel love an young again because she is going to get married.** Why did Amari say Besa's face looked like a mask in the coffle? pg. 19- Maddie P. **Because his spirit and his soul are gone and has internally died. What Amari see's is a reflection of what has happened inside of Besa.** Why do you think that Amari didn't fight back when the white people that attacked her village took her? Katie M. **Because she knew that she couldn't do anything to stop it and that if she did get away she would be shot and killed so there was no reason to fight back. Also, because she was so sad from all of her loses.** Why do you think that the women was so kind and helpful(ex: giving Amari food) to Amari? Katie M. **Because she sensed the strength in Amari's soul and knew that she must go on to the New World and that things will work out and that Amari has the bravery and courage to do so.** Does your Mental outlook on life effect your physical body like what happened with Tirza? Tieg G.**Yes, people die of hopelessness because when your mind gives up it tells your body to shut down sense their is no reason to keep on living**
 * What did Amari understand when she looked at Tirza -Tieg G ** She understands how Besa felt at powerless and unable to do anything of their own free will

CHAPTERS 5-10
Why does the red head sailor be nice to Amari? pg. 51-53- Maddie P. **Because he finds an interest in Amari and he feel bad that his other friends are torturing the other women and he wants to change a few of the younger girls lives in a positive way.** What does Afi mean when she says some will live but die inside? pg. 55 - Maddie P. **She means that slavery kills you internally and takes everything you have and your morales but you still survive on the outside. Your spirit and morales are demolished tho making it hard to live a life of dignity or pride.** Why do you think that the redheaded sailor was so kind to Amari and helped her learn English? Katie M. **Because he felt ashamed of what his fellow sailors were doing to the others. So, he ws nice to her and maybe others to cancel out there bad actions and put some good in it.** Do you think that the redhead will reapper or act how he did to Amari with other people? Katie M. **Yes, I think he acts the same with other slaves because some nights he isn't with Amari and i think that he is teaching other slaves on the boat the English words he taught Amari.** Why do you think the red haired sailor decided to teach Amari English? Why did he decide to help her? Elka D. **He was ashamed of what his fellow sailors are doing and he is trying to cancel out their actions by being nice.** Where to you think the slave ship is headed? Do you think they are going to the U.S. to be sold? Elka D. **Yes, because many other Africans went to the U.S. and were sold.** Why does the red-haired sailor teach words to Amari?- pg 51-53 Kern K. **The red-haired sailor teaches words to Amari because he is kind-hearted and because he fells sorry for Amari. He probably wants Amari to do good when she arrives in America. The red-haired soldier wants Amari to be civilized so he teaches words to Amari instead of raping her. - Kern K.** Why is Afi is so pessimistic but optimistic at the same time? - (rest of book) Kern K. **Afi is pessimistic when she says that they will all die and that they're headed to a terrible land. She is optimistic when she says that they will live and be strong. I believe that Afi is simply having mood changes. She most likely feels negative because of the whippings and deaths that happen on the ship. - Kern K.**

CHAPTERS 10-15
Why does Amari say she isnt worthy of Besa's admiration when she hasn't done anything to put this on them? pg. 56 - Maddie P **Because she see's / feel's that this is her problem and that she cause it because she was there with Besa when we had seen the intruders and she feels like she had done nothing to stop them.** What does Afi mean when she says 'Find beauty wherever you can, it will keep you alive," pg. 64 Maddie P. **Slavery isn't a very pretty thing / concept. Being a slave all of your morales and spirit is crushed leaving you with no hope to survive or succeed. So when you fine beauty or hope keep it because it may be the only motivation you have.** Why do you think that Amari feels that she doesn't deserve to be with Besa anymore? Katie M. **Because she is acting like this was all her fault and she put it all on her so she feels ashamed of herself. Also, because she doesn't want Besa to see her like that.**  Do you think that Polly had a dislike of African Americans because of she was raised or something different? Katie M. **Because she is a white and in he world she has grown up in told her she was superior. Also, maybe she was raised thinking that they wre lesser than her, like her parents told he that.** Why do you think Polly has such dislike for African Americans? It says that she grew up with them and played with them, so why do you think she has such hatred towards them? Elka D. **I think it is because she is white, and she grew up in a world that said that whites were superior to blacks.** Mr. Derby thinks that he is doing all of his slaves and servants a favor by employing them. Why does he think that? To me, it seems like only a wicked and twisted person could think like that. Elka D. **He thinks he is superior and that he is doing them a favor by "saving/rescuing" them from what he thinks is the jungle.** What kind of person is Polly? (rest of book) - Kern K. **I believe that Polly is a Southern Moderate on the political spectrum back then. She seems to think that she is superior to African- Americans making her racist. But, then she feels sympathy toward Amari and the slaves. She is a dynamic and round character.** Do you think that Clay is a miniature version of his dad? (rest of book) - Kern K. **Clay seems to be a miniature version of his dad. He carries a whip unlike his day. He may be even be more racist then his day. He names Amari Myna because Amari is apparently his. - Kern K.**

Will Teenie always be so caring toward Polly and Amari? Or will she change? (through rest of book) -Maddie P. **Things wont change because she knows them well and understands their position and she has good morales and knows what is best and how to balance it. She doesn't want them to live a life of slavery for the rest of their lives.** Why do you think Clay hates his step mother? pg. 110 -Maddie P. **Because he has probably seen something that goes against what she has said and he knows that she isn't faithful.** Why do you think that Amari tries to act like she doesn't know everything her master tells her? Katie M. **So that she doesn't have to do everything that her Master tells her to do,this means she has less work. Also, she could have an advantage of not working in the rice fields as fast.** Why do you think that Polly's old master sold her to Mr. Derby? Katie M. **Because she didn't provide enough work and get all the things done that she should have. Also, he needed money because of Polly's parents deaths.** Why do you think Clay resents Isabelle so much? Do you think he feels like she has replaced his mother or is it something more? Elka D. **A combination of both- I think he feels that Isabelle is trying to replace his mother and he also resents that she is his father's wife.** Amari was sold to Mr. Derby to be Clay's 16th birthday present. In those days, do you think buying a slave so that your son can rape her was not an unusual thing? Did that happen often? Elka D. **It probably happened often because they never really cared about what the slaves wanted or if they had feelings.** Why did Mr. Derby marry somebody who is so much younger than him? - (rest of book) Kern K **I supposed that Mr. Derby likes Isabelle but Isabelle Derby doesn't like Mr. Derby. Isabelle Derby might have been forced to marry young by her parents so it is like an arranged marriage. - Kern K.** Was Mrs. Derby forced to get raped like Amari? Is the author trying to symbolize anything ? (rest of book) - Kern K.  **I believe that Mrs. Derby didn't get raped like Amari because she is white. However, I believe that the author is trying to symbolize the similarities between Amari and Mrs. Derby. Amari is forced to be with Clay and Mrs. Derby is forced to be with Mr. Derby. - Kern K.**

Chapters 18-25
== Why does Mrs. Derby dislike her husband? Or why does she hint that she has regret toward him? pg. 121 -Maddie P. **She isn't not in love with him she just in unsure and doubtful and goes against what Mr. Derby does and maybe that can contribute but also she is timid to tell him something.**   ==

== Does Cato possibly symbolize or mean anything? What will happen to him? pg. 132-135 -Maddie P. **Cato kind of symbolizes hope and freedom so he could mean hope and freedom or he could mean just the opposite .**       Why do you think that Mrs. Derby is kinder to slaves than most white slave owners are? Kaite M.      How do you think Cato knows everything that goes on in and out of the plantation? Could this help them in any way? Katie M.     The book says that Mr. Derby controls everything that Isabelle does and she seems very unhappy with him. Do you think it was an arranged marriage and Isabelle has no choice, especially now that she's pregnant with Mr. Derby's baby? Elka D. **I don't think it was arranged, but I do think that all Mr. Derby wants from Isabelle is her money. And now that she is pregnant with his baby, she is trapped into staying with him.**      Why do slave owners care so little about their slaves? The slaves make all of their money for them. Do you think Mr. Derby will even care that Hildy is going to die? Elka D. **They just think of slaves as property, not people. Mr. Derby will care about Hildy because that means he has one less person working in the rice fields to make him money.**   When did the concept of slavery spread to America? - Kern K. **I believe that the concept of slavery in America came from Britain. Britain had indentured slaves like Polly and splavery spread throught that. Britain colonized Americas so as an effect slavery spread.** ==

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Why do you think Mr. Derby is so adamant about Isabelle eating the right foods and eating enough of them? Do you think he wants this baby so that Isabelle and her money has to stay? Elka D. **He definitely just wants her money, and now that she is pregnant with his child, she has to stick around.**=====

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 * No. I believe that Mrs. Derby will intervene and tell Mr. Derby that Flora shouldn't be punished. It is a tragedy that Hildy died from a rattlesnake bite. It seems hard to live in the rice fields.- Kern K.**======

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Chapters 25-31
Did Clay know all along that Isabelle's baby wasn't Mr. Derby's? -Maddie P. **He knew that she had something going with noah and maybe assumed about the baby but he couldn't ever be sure.** Why would Mr. Derby kill noah but not his wife, when they did the same thing? pg. 183 -Maddie P. **Because he wants to she her suffer and come crying back to him to make himself feel in charge and superior.** Do you think that Mr. Derby didn't kill Isabelle to put her through torture because he was kiling Noah? Katie M. **Yes because she was in love with him and did everything that she could to be with him and that would be like killing yourslef.** Do you think that the doctor will let Amair, Polly, and Tidbit go and try to become free? Katie M. **yes because he disagrees with slavery and it is a really good chance for them to get away.** Why do you think it was so easy for Mr. Derby to kill Noah and his baby? Was it just out of rage or was it just easy for him to kill a slave and his wife's baby? Elka D. **I think it was a combination of both because he thinks of Noah as property, not a person, so he doesn't care.** Since the doctor is against slavery, do you think he will let Amari, Polly, and Tidbit go and try to make it to Spanish Florida? Even if he does, what will he do when Mr. Derby asks for his money from selling the slaves? Elka D. **I think he will let them escape to Fort Mose because he does not believe in slavery. Even though it will be expensive, I think the doctor will just pay Mr. Derby back with his own money.** Will Cato's words come out to be true? - Kern K. **Yes. I believe that Cato's word will turn out bo be true. It is slight exaggerated when he says that there are streets of gold. Amari and Polly will get to Fort Mose as it says in the back cover. - Kern K.**

Is Cato put into the book to symbolize anything? . - Kern K.   **Chapters 31-36** ** Will Clay be bitten by the rattlesnake or will he live and go after Amari, Polly and Tidbit? If he doesn't go after them what will he do? pg. 232 -Maddie P. **   **I think that he will be bitten because of his bad morales and lifestyle. He will most likely die because God knows he doesnt deserve to live.**   Would Amari have shot Clay if polly were in that situation? Would she even come out and risk her freedom? If she didn't come out what would she do with hushpuppy and Tidbit? pg. 230 -Maddie P.   **Yes, because they feel in the same situation and they both hate him and know the only way to survive is to do what they did.**   How did Clay figure out where to pursue the fugitives? - (rest of book) - Kern K.   **Clay says that he figured out where to pursue the fugititves by their footsteps. But, I believe that he has some help. He couldn't have traced their feet all the way. - Kern K.**
 * Yes.He seems to be very stereotypical I believe that Cato is like a stereotypical old man who knows the future of Amari and Polly. He knew that Amari would go to the rice fields. Mr. Derby announced it the following day but didn't follow up with it. - Kern K,**

Is Clay a smarter version of his dad? (rest of book)- Kern K.

 Do you think that the rattlesnake will bite clay or will he escape and go after the three runaways? Katie M.  **We all think that he will be bitten by the rattlesnake because he already disrupted and angered it a lot so he is probably angry and will.**    Do you think that the gun fire will make people come investagate what happened? If so, do you think that the Polly, Amari, and Tidbit will be able to make away in time? Katie M.  **No because its night and no one will want to go out and look at what happened. Also because there is probably a lot of hunting and people might think that was from the shot.** <span class="Apple-style-span" style="display: block; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"> Fiona says that she doesn't support slavery, but she treats Besa badly. Why? -Elka D. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="display: block; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"> **She treats him like property, but not necessarily badly. Besides, she claims that they treat their property well.** <span class="Apple-style-span" style="display: block; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"> Why do you think Besa was so harsh towards Amari? He had found his love, but he pushed her away. -Elka D. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="display: block; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;"> **Because he has all of the hope and spirit beaten out of him and he had found a girl who he will be safe with. He doesn't want to risk running away again.** <span class="Apple-style-span" style="display: block; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;">
 * He seems to be intelligent when he figures out everything. He figured out where the fugitives ran. He can also see through lies like Dr. Hoskins. - Kern K.**

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Will Nathan's father buy the story of the girls hitting him in the head or will he beat Nathan? -Maddie P  **He will buy it because he probably thinks that Nathan is loyal to him and likes having slaves in the family working for him.** Will Amari see Besa again? Will he reappear in the book? -Maddie P.  **No because she isn't strong enough to go off and run away alone - he has nothing left in his soul to drive him to runaway.** Is the escape of the kids realistic? (rest of book) - Kern K.  **  They seem to get help from a lot of unknown people. They got help from Nathan and from Fiona. They also see Buck which is Besa. This seems very unrealistic. - Kern K. ** Is is just a "coincidence" that Besa meets Amari? Does the author want to symbolize anything? - (rest of book) - Kern K.  **  I think the author wants to symbolize that Amari and Besa's live are changed. They no longer can be together. They are memories so the author wanted to symbolize that. - Kern K. **

Why do you think that the author made Amari see Besa? Do you think that there was a purpose to this? Katie M.    Do you think that there plan to get away will work or will Nathan's father catch up to them? Katie M.       **  Will Amari keep her baby? What will she do with it? Will she have resent or not? Will she tell the baby that he belongs to her ex master? -Maddie P. ** **She will keep the baby and love it and have it grow up in freedom. But she will always have a piece of her past to live with and cope with.** Did the time spent on the slave ship with Afi have that great of impact to name Amari's kid after her? What was so powerful about her that inspired Amari? -Maddie P.  **Afi had the soul and spirit to keep going so Amari admires this and she needs to have her child grow up right and Afi is a good role model.** Why or why not will Polly stay in Fort Mose? - (book analysis) Kern K. Is there an Spanish laws dealing with abortion like in Amari's choice? (book analysis) - Kern K.

Will Amari keep her baby, if so do you think that it will be raised well? Do you think that it will remind of her to much of her slave past? Will this make her not want the baby anymore? Katie M. **yes, I think that she will keep her baby. Although it may be difficult at first I belive that she will truly love the baby and it will be raised well. But, it will be hard because it is Clay's child too.**

Do you think that Polly will ever see Nathan again? Why do you think that he went down to Fort Mose? Katie M. **Yes, I think that Nathan might come back to Forte Mose on his way back home.**

If Amari had known she was pregnant, do you think she would have survived the trip? Or would it have just added one more worry to think about and that would have put her over the edge? -Elka D. Did you think they would actually reach Fort Mose? Was it just a place that Cato made up to give them the will power to survive? -Elka D. ** I thought they would reach Fort Mose for no other reason than a good ending to the book. **
 * I think it would have just been one more worry and she probably wouldn't have survived.**