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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) North Carolina.

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

3. Whom does Dolly describe as “the Boss man of the whole land” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) King Henry IX.
(c) President Adams.
(d) King Charles III.

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

5. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) My Children were Like Phantom Limbs.
(b) They Come and Go from Holy Ground.
(c) The Shape of Africa.
(d) Nations Not So Blest as Thee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. In what newspaper does Meena first see the notice from the Sierra Leone Company for free resettlement in Africa in Book Three, Chapter 16?

3. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?

4. When did the War of Jenkins’ Ear take place?

5. What name does Meena give her daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?

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