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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Calabash.
(d) Luxane.

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

5. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) Small Hands Were Good.
(b) Elephants for Want of Towns.
(c) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(d) Three Revolutions of the Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 15?

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

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

4. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he ran from the man who owned him in North Carolina in Book Three, Chapter 16?

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

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