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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Meena say Fomba was killed in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) He was shot by a night patroller.
(b) He drowned in the river.
(c) He contracted smallpox.
(d) He was hung by Mr. Appleby.

2. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Tala.
(b) Nyeba.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Fanta.

4. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Toubab.
(b) Bururi.
(c) Buckra.
(d) Kassam.

5. What language does Meena’s father’s people speak?
(a) Gullah.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Fulfulde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the black community where Meena lives in Nova Scotia?

2. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. Where does Meena send her letter to Sam Fraunces in Book Three, Chapter 15?

4. How much money does Meena give to Thomas Peters during his first visit to Birchtown in Book Three, Chapter 16?

5. In what newspaper does Meena first see the notice from the Sierra Leone Company for free resettlement in Africa in Book Three, Chapter 16?

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