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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 name of the underground passage of messages among the slaves that Meena hears of in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) The railroad.
(b) The flock.
(c) The fishnet.
(d) The whisper.

2. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Charles Town.
(d) Baton Rouge.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Meena insists to the abolitionists in Book Two, Chapter 5 that she cannot condemn the slave trade without condemning what as well?

3. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?

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

5. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?

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