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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 long do Meena and her daughter stay at the Witherspoons before the rioting is said to have ended and Meena goes to see if her home is still standing in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 6 days.

2. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Luxane.
(c) Bururi.
(d) Alassane.

3. In what year does Meena say a smallpox epidemic swept through her region, killing over 200 people, in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1776.

4. When was Charles Town founded in honor of King Charles II of England?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1670.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1598.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?

3. What is the name of the older black man that Dolly buys most of her food items from in town each day in Book Two, Chapter 9?

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

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

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