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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the word that Meena uses to describe the storyteller in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Bayo.
(b) Youssouf.
(c) Bururi.
(d) Djeli.

2. How much does Sam start out paying Meena per week when she begins working for him in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 1 shilling.
(c) 7 shillings.
(d) 5 shillings.

3. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1774.

4. Solomon Lindo tells Meena that they are both outsiders. Why does Lindo consider himself to be an outsider amongst his society?
(a) Because he is mulatto.
(b) Because he is English.
(c) Because he is Jewish.
(d) Because he is Muslim.

5. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is thrown overboard.
(d) He is beaten to death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the place that everyone tells Meena she is from in Book Two, Chapter 6?

4. How old was Sam Fraunces when he was sent away from his family and traveled to New York?

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

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