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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Small Hands Were Good.
(b) The Shape of Africa.
(c) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(d) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.

2. On what date does Meena read the British peace treaty for the American Revolution to her friends in Canvas Town in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) March 26, 1783.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) March 9, 1792.
(d) November 7, 1775.

3. When Meena goes with Georgia to assist in the birthing of another slave’s baby in Book Two, Chapter 7, the slave giving birth only speaks what language?
(a) Bamana.
(b) Gullah.
(c) Fulfulde.
(d) Spanish.

4. 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.

5. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?
(a) Charles Town.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Baton Rouge.
(d) Savannah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. When was the Philipsburg Proclamation issued?

4. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?

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