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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The War of Jenkins’ Ear was a battle between what two countries?
(a) France and England.
(b) England and the Dutch.
(c) England and Spain.
(d) France and Spain.

2. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) 1757.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1762.

3. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. What is the name of the place that everyone tells Meena she is from in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) England.
(b) Africa.
(c) Canada.
(d) Ghana.

5. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(b) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(c) Milk for the Longest Nursing.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?

3. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?

4. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

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