"Not My Bones" & "Fortune's Bones"

The author of "Fortune's Bones" likely wrote the article to --

• tell an entertaining story about a skeleton
• convince the reader that keeping skeletons is disrespectful
• give information about the life of and death of Fortune
• assure the reader that keeping skeletons is important

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The theme of "Not My Bones" can be described as --

• souls are timeless while bodies are temporary
• our bones are not who we are
• our bones don't belong to us
• souls cannot be taken away

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The last line of "Fortune's Bones" reflects the theme of the poem by --

• demonstrating that Fortune was not his bones
• expressing that dying is the only way to be free of slavery
• emphasizing that death is freeing because they believe the soul is eternal
• stating that not being your bones makes you free

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In the poem, the narrator uses repetition in saying, "I was not this body/I was not these bones".  How does this phrase CONTRIBUTE to the meaning of this poem?

• She is saying that her bones and her body are not really there.
• She is making a point that a person is much more than what one can see ~ the soul and heart of a person is of ultimate importance/NOT the body itself!
• She is saying that her body might belong to her master, but she shouldn't be made to work like a slave because she isn't one.
• She is saying that people are sometimes violently mean and ruthless and that she would never own another individual because it is just wrong!

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What idea does the poem emphasize?

• the speaker's love for others
• differences seen among all races and mankind in general
• difficulties in the search for freedom
• strength of enslaved people's hope

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The author of "Fortune's Bones" most likely included the various details about Fortune's personal life to....

• help the reader understand that he was a slave
• help the reader see him as a person/individual and connect more with him/his plight
• give reasons for Dr. Porter's keeping Fortune's bones
• o let us - as readers - move back in time to that era

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Which detail from the story best supports the idea that Fortune and Doctor Porter had an unusual relationship for a slave and his slave owner?

• Fortune planted crops on Porter's land
• Porter's will left out Fortune's daughters
• Porter willed Fortune's wife to his own wife
• Fortune had a house of his own on Porter's land

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Which fact supports the idea that Fortune generally was in good health?

• His skeleton was sturdy and complete
• He worked on a farm growing vegetables
• He was the father of four children
• His remains have lasted for more than 200 years.

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How would you describe the TONE, or author's attitude towards the subject of Fortune's Bones?

• angry
• sad
• triumphant
• matter-of-fact

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What is the connection of the last line/paragraph of the article in relationship to the central idea of the poem?

• Once Fortune's identity was confirmed, the author felt she was free to write her poem because his bones were no longer on display and his body was "free."
• The author wanted to stress in poetic format and through a non-fiction work that in relationship to Fortune's life, the bones the were his least significant part..
• The author wanted to impress the idea upon the reader that once someone is a slave, they can never truly be free.
• The author's central idea of both the poem and the passage was that Fortune was a hero among slaves when he was living because he exhibited great courage and integrity as he suffered continuous abuse from his master.

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