Table of Contents
- 1 Why does Teenie feel sorry for Mrs Derby?
- 2 What does Mr Derby decide to do with Polly and Amari how does he punish Teenie Why did he pick this form of punishment?
- 3 Who did tidbit remind Amari of?
- 4 Why is Polly’s term of indenture longer than most?
- 5 How long is Polly’s indenture sentence?
- 6 What is Polly and Amari relationship like?
Why does Teenie feel sorry for Mrs Derby?
Lena doesn’t understand how Teenie can feel sorry for a wealthy white woman, but Teenie points out that Mrs. Derby doesn’t have access to her money and is pretty close to a slave, given how Mr. Derby treats her. Lena gripes about Noah, who came with Mrs.
What does Mr Derby decide to do with Polly and Amari how does he punish Teenie Why did he pick this form of punishment?
Derby chooses to punish Teenie by selling her four-year-old son, Tidbit. Tidbit is Teenie’s reason for living and holding on—but another slave, Cato, convinces Teenie that sending Tidbit with the girls is the best way to give Tidbit a chance at freedom.
What does Clay do with the baby in copper sun?
Polly notices that Clay seems to enjoy discovering that Mrs. Derby gave birth to a Black baby and seeing his father punish everyone involved by murdering Noah (the baby’s father) and the infant. Weeks after Dr. Hoskins lets Amari, Polly, and Tidbit go free, Clay catches up to them and manages to capture Amari briefly.
Why did Mr derby buy Amari?
Why does Mr. Derby buy Amari? For his son’s birthday. Clay is rude and stuck up.
Who did tidbit remind Amari of?
Amari, thinking of how much Tidbit reminds her of Kwasi, tells him to come down in her own language. Tidbit comes down and asks if that was “Africa talk.” He wants to know where Africa is, and Polly asks what it looks like there.
Why is Polly’s term of indenture longer than most?
How long is a normal indenture? Why is Polly’s indenture longer than normal indentures? She has to pay off the debt owed from her parents. What did the auctioneer refer the African American women as?
What does Polly witness after Amari is bought by Mr Derby?
What does Polly witness after Amari is bought by Mr. Derby? She sees that the auction and not interesting and uneventful.
What name does clay give to Amari?
What name does Clay give Amari, and why? Myna, because she was “his”.
How long is Polly’s indenture sentence?
The certificate says that King George II, in 1738, sets 15-year-old Polly’s indenture to Mr. Percival Derby for 14 years.
What is Polly and Amari relationship like?
While Amari’s friendship with Afi develops easily and comfortably, Amari and Polly’s relationship—and Polly’s friendships with the other Black slaves with whom she lives—is much slower to develop. Thus, when Amari arrives at the coast, she enters the holding building for female slaves totally alone and very afraid.
How does Mr Derby treat Mrs Derby?
Derby truly does love her, he married her for her money and for her land—and in Teenie’s estimation, he controls everything she does and everyone she has contact with. Thus, when Mrs. Derby gives birth to a Black baby fathered by her slave Noah, Mr. Derby takes it as a personal insult.