Who am I? pt. 1
Purchases and owns multiple slaves to help run his rice plantation; father of Clay Derby
Who is Percival Derby?
Hopes to become a grand lady after her indentured service
Who is Polly?
Ceremonial procedures
What are rites?
Chuckled
What is chortled?
The new name given to Amari
What is Myna?
Does not believe in slavery and helps the trio escape from Derbyshire Farms
Who is Dr. Hoskins?
Mrs. Derby's personal slave and the father of her baby
Who is Noah?
Stricken with shock or amazement
What is aghast?
Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible
What is horrendous?
The person that Amari sees at Fiona O'Reilly's farm
Who is Besa?
The red-headed sailor who helps Amari and teaches her English
Who is Bill?
The oldest slave on Derbyshire Farms who tells Amari and Polly about Fort Mose
Who is Cato?
Dismay; concern
Consternation
Something vile or disgusting
What is vermin?
The name of Amari's village
What is Ziavi?
The betrothed husband of Amari who has lost all hope of being a free man
Who is Besa?
The woman from Fort Mose who helps Amari accept her unborn baby
Who is Inez?
Sung or hummed in a soft, soothing voice
What is crooned?
Wet; swampy ground
What is mire?
Teenie keeps this as a reminder of her mother
What is a Kente cloth?
Helps Amari live through the Middle Passage to the American colonies
Who is Afi?
After being captured, loses the will to live and dies one morning
Who is Tierza?
A group of prisoners or slaves chained in a line
What is a coffle?
Having little energy
What is lethargic?
The style of narration used by Draper in the novel
What is third person, omniscient?