Chapters 14 & 15
What is the name of the Derby's plantation?
Derbyshire Farms
What name does Clay give to Amari?
Myna
Where was Teenie born?
Derbyshire Farms
Who is Cato?
The oldest slave on Derbyshire Farms
What is Hildy's daughter's name (she works in the big house)
Flora
Who does Clay pick up and throw over his shoulder to ultimately use as gator bait?
Tidbit
What is Mr. Derby's first name?
Percival
What is the name of Tidbit's dog?
Hushpuppy
What is Teenie's job on the plantation?
She's in charge of the kitchen / cook
Who controlls Mrs. Derby's every move?
Mr. Derby
After Hildy is bitten by a snake, where does Teenie send Amari and Polly to help out?
The big house serving food
Who does Clay show off to his friends?
His birthday present, Myna
How much did Mr. Derby pay for Amari?
60 pounds
What disease killed both of Polly's parents?
Smallpox
What was Polly's mother's wish for Polly?
That she would grow up to be a fine lady
Who will be free if Mrs. Derby dies?
Noah
If Polly worked in the big house, what room did she say she would sneak into as much as possible?
Mr. Derby's study
Who does Amari yell at while Tidbit is in the water as gator bait?
She yells at Clay to STOP!
What is the name of the slave that drives the Derby's wagon?
Noah
What is the name of the family that first held Polly's indenture?
Carton
Why did Daisy (the person in charge of the kitchen before Teenie) get sold?
She tried to poison Master Derby
What job does Polly really want on the plantation?
A position in the big house.
What do the other slaves think that Isabelle taught Noah to do?
Read
When Amari wakes up after her beating, what is she worried about doing?
Cleaning the pie off of the carpet.
What does Clay warn Polly not to teach the slaves?
How to read
What is the only building that is locked all the time, even Teenie does not have a key?
Smokehouse
What kind of a root does Amari ask Teenie to show her?
A root that kills
How long is a slave expected to live after they go to work in the rice fields?
5 years
What kind of pie does Amari spill on the carpet when she trips over Mr. Derby's legs?
Blackberry
Who does Amari say always smells like flowers?
Isabelle Derby
Why is Polly's indenture 14 years?
Polly has to pay off the debts of her parents -- who were both indentured
Where did Amari have to go when Tidbit came and got her at night?
Master Clay's bedroon
What kind of cloth does Teenie have that her mother gave her and that Teenie shows to Amari?
Woven kente cloth
Who was bitten by a copperhead while Amari and Polly were at the rice fields talking to Cato?
Hildy
Who comes to visit Amari every day after Mr. Derby whips her near death?
Mrs. Derby
What is the name of the river where Clay and his friends hunt for gators?
Ashley River