View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Alassane.
(b) Sanu.
(c) Fomba.
(d) Fanta.

2. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?
(a) The servant system.
(b) The indentured servant system.
(c) The out-pay system.
(d) The self-hire system.

3. What is the name of the son Dolly gives birth to in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Kassam.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Harry.
(d) Youssouf.

4. How far is Dolly in her pregnancy when Meena first meets her in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the abolitionists tells Meena in Book Two, Chapter 5 that the British people are still haunted by the bloody slave uprisings that have recently occurred where?

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

3. 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?

4. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. The War of Jenkins’ Ear was a battle between what two countries?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample