Chapters6-11

Jessie: 1. Amari is sad she is leaving, but why would she want to go back to a place where her and her family were tortured? She grew up there, so leaving the only thing she knows and trusts is hard for her. 2. Why did the sailors tie cloths around their mouths and noses? They were afraid of getting diseases from the slaves and they didn't want to smell the stench.

Bill: 1. Why does the author have copper sun as the title? It shows of hope going away when the sun sets. When the sun rises there will show hope rising. 2. Why did Bill help Amari? He felt sorry for Amari and taught her English. He felt that slavery was wrong and felt like helping her.

Beaver: Do you think that the red headed man will help Amari escape? 1. I dont think that the red headed man will help Amari escape because he would have too much to lose if he got caught. 2. Why do you think that Afi says to Amari that she should consider all of her loved ones dead? Afi said this to Amari because she knows that Amari will never see her loved ones again and she wants to lessen the pain.

Zack: 1. How do you think Amari will survive on the new land? She will face a great struggle on the new land, but it will be less hard because she knows some english. 2. Do you think Amari will ever see any of her old friends again (Afi, Bill, Besa, etc.)? She will see Besa in the future, but not any of the others.

Andrea: 1. Why do you think Bill is being so nice to Amari instead of taking advantage of her? Bill calls Amari "his child", so i think that she reminds him of someone. Also, he talks about how he is only doing the job for the money and nothing else. He doesn't want to take advantage of her. 2. Why do you think the slaves are so afraid of the ocean? We think they are afraid of it because they have never seen water that moves so much. Also it is different, and they are afraid of almost everything that is different at this point in time.