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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of business is Alverna Witherspoon’s husband said to run in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) A gold mining business.
(b) A whaling business.
(c) A trapping business.
(d) A print shop.

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

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

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?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Chicago Tribune.
(c) The Royal Gazette.
(d) The London Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Meena’s baby that was taken by Mr. Appleby and sold?

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

3. Whom does Dolly describe as “the boss woman” of the white people and also “the Black Queen” in Book Two, Chapter 9?

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

5. What is the name of the female slave that is taken on the walking journey along with Fomba and Meena in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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