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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1757.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1802.

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

3. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) 1745.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1802.

4. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?
(a) 50%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 25%.

5. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Jimbo.
(b) Sanu.
(c) Fanta.
(d) Fomba.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who leaps overboard when her baby is killed during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

3. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?

4. What language does Meena’s father’s people speak?

5. What is the holy book of Islam?

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