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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 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) Youssouf.
(b) Jimbo.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Daddy Moses.

2. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?
(a) In a sling around their waist.
(b) In a sling by their stomachs.
(c) In a sling on their heads.
(d) In a sling on their backs.

3. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 25.

4. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Toubab.
(c) Kassam.
(d) Buckra.

5. Meena insists to the abolitionists in Book Two, Chapter 5 that she cannot condemn the slave trade without condemning what as well?
(a) Africa.
(b) The Americans.
(c) Slavery itself.
(d) The British.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does one of the captives commit suicide after his daughter has been killed by a wild animal in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?

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