Copper Sun (Chapter 1- 7)

Who is Amari? (Chapter 1)

• 8 years old male protagonist 
• 8 year old female protagonist
•  15 year old male protagonist
• 15 year old female protagonist

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What is the name of Amari's village? (Chapter 1)

• Ewe
• Ashanti
• Ziavi
• Ahwawa

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Who is Besa to Amari? (Chapter 1)

• she is Amari's mother
• he is Amari's older brother 
• he is Amari's younger brother
• he is Amari's fiancee

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What was the conflict presented in Chapter 1? Was it an internal or external conflict?

• unfamiliar visitors in the forest; external conflict
• neighboring tribes trying to take their land: external conflict 
• lack of protection; external conflict
• lack of food for the village; internal conflict 

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Who are the "pale faces" and why are they in Amari's village?

• the neighboring villagers who paint their faces white
• the unexpected white visitors
• the tribe member that are sickly; have diseases
• none of the above

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What exactly happened to Amari's family? (Chapter 2)

• Amari's parents left her and her little brother to fend for themselves. 
• the parents and Amari's littl brother hid in the shadows, while the intruders took Amari 
• Amari's parents and her little brother were murdered by the intruders
• Amari's little brother died but her and her parents were captured and enslaved.

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How were the "visitors" able to successfully execute their plan?

• they used a neighboring tribe to gain them access into their village.
• they put on the tribal clothes and painted their face 
• they gave them money in exchange for their women
• none of the above

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What did Amari mean when she stated " Besa's face, when she got a chance to glimpse it, had become a mask." (Chapter 3; pg 19)

• Besa's face had change to a darker shade because of the sun.
• Besa had put something on to cover his face
• Besa's face was hard to read/ interpret.
• Besa's face had a smile.

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The term "surmised" means... (pg 24; par 2)

• to infer
• to go under water
• to cover up carefully
• to lie confidently

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Who is Afi and why is this character significant? (Chapter 5)

• Afi is Amari's grandmother who she was reunited with on the ship.
• Afi is Amari's mother who managed to escape the village during the attack.
• Afi is the slaveholder who frees Amari
• Afi is a fellow slave, who gives Amari pointers, on how to survive.

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