Characters
The main character, or protagonist, who is captured from her village and forced into slavery
Who is Amari?
The name of Amari's village
What is Ziavi?
Amari told Kwasi "you look like a little monkey". What type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile?
What Amari and Kwasi had been doing at the beginning of the story, when they first hear about the strangers coming.
What is gathering fruit?
The reason the Ashanti and pale visitors attacked the people of Ziavi during the celebration.
What is because they were able to get all of the people in one place and they were not expecting it.
The young man to whom Amari is engaged.
Who is Besa?
The location of Ziavi
What is west Africa?
"It seemed as if even the trees bowed their heads as they passed." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
The Ashanti and the pale strangers put the captives into these to keep them from escaping.
What are shackles or coffles?
During the march to Cape Coast, it says "And the next morning Tirza was dead. She had simply ceased breathing during the night." Why did Tirza die?
What is she had nothing left to live for?
An older woman captive who befriends Amari in Cape Coast.
Who is Afi?
This is the end of the enforced march for Amari, Besa, and the other captives
What is Cape Coast?
The pale visitors are described as having "skin the color of goat's milk". This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
The reason that Amari's tribe had a feast to welcome the pale strangers, even though they had never met them before.
What is because it is their culture/way of life?
Why do you think the people living on the coast are not helping the captured Africans?
They are used to seeing this happen and they are probably afraid to or making a living off of the white men.
Amari's little brother. He was killed during the attack on the village.
Who is Kwasi?
The time period where the story takes place
What is the early 1700s?
Amari's mother told her "We would never judge people simply by how they looked—that would be uncivilized,”
What type of figurative language is this?
What is verbal irony?
What the Ashanti and pale strangers did to the village of Ziavi after they attacked.
What is burned it down?
why are the Ashanti helping the strangers?
They were told they would be rewarded.
The name of the tribe who accompanied the pale strangers who came to Amari's village.
Who are the Ashanti?
Amari's father was a tribal elder and also held this job for the tribe.
What is a storyteller?
“This place is slimy with tears.” is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is hyperbole?
What is the building also known as a prison or holding cell for the captured Afrcans
Cape Coast Castle
She is kind to Amari. She may be a supportive friend to Amari
the woman who gave her bread who has the same language as Amari