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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 term does Solomon Lindo tell Meena he prefers to use, rather than “slave,” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Worker.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Servant.
(d) Housekeeper.

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

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

4. What is the name of the older black man that Dolly buys most of her food items from in town each day in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Jimbo.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Youssouf.
(d) Daddy Moses.

5. 144. What is the name of the lieutenant from the Royal Navy that comes to Birchtown to convince the blacks there to resettle in Sierra Leone in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) John Clarkson.
(b) Scott Wilson
(c) Theo McArdle.
(d) Sam Fraunces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?

2. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?

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

4. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?

5. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?

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