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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who runs the port at Bance Island and introduces Meena to the traders who might act as guides inland for her in Book Four, Chapter 19?
(a) Theo McArdle.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) King Jimmy.
(d) William Armstrong.

2. Where does Sam tell Meena to hide out for three days in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Canvas Town.
(b) The woods north of the city.
(c) The cellar of his tavern.
(d) The church on Broadway.

3. Where was Sam, the proprietor of the hotel, born and raised, according to the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Trinidad.

4. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1800.

5. Where does Meena learn the British plan to relocate blacks that have served the British forces in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Sierra Leone.
(b) Cape Hope.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) London.

6. 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 9, 1792.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) March 26, 1783.
(d) November 7, 1775.

7. Where is the Joseph departing for when it leaves New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Annapolis Royal.
(b) Birchtown.
(c) Sierra Leone.
(d) Shelburne.

8. Where does Meena begin teaching blacks to read and write in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) St. Frances Chapel.
(b) St. Paul’s Chapel.
(c) The New York Public Library.
(d) St. Peter’s Cathedral.

9. What is the name of the village where the slave-trader tells his workers he intends to sell Meena in Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) Kinto.
(b) Kassam.
(c) Bayo.
(d) Alassane.

10. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?
(a) Sam Fraunces.
(b) Robinson Appleby.
(c) John Clarkson.
(d) Theo McArdle.

11. How much money does Meena give to Thomas Peters during his first visit to Birchtown in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 1 shilling.
(c) 10 shillings.
(d) 2 shillings.

12. Where does Meena send her letter to Sam Fraunces in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Mt. Vernon.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

13. In what year does Book Four, Chapter 21 begin?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1779.

14. One requirement for relocation by the British was having served the British forces for how long during the Revolutionary War?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

15. What is the title of the book Dr. Falconbridge wrote about his experiences as a surgeon on slave-ships?
(a) The House of Bondage, or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves.
(b) To Purge this Land with Blood.
(c) Slave Trading in the Old South.
(d) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the village chief in the village where Meena recovers after fleeing from the slave-traders in Book Four, Chapter 20?

2. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 19?

3. When does the narrator say the British cut off provisions to the colony in Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 15?

4. What is the neighborhood called that is made up of shacks owned by free or escaped blacks in New York in Book Three, Chapter 12?

5. How much does Sam start out paying Meena per week when she begins working for him in Book Three, Chapter 12?

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