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

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 whisper.
(b) The fishnet.
(c) The flock.
(d) The railroad.

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

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

4. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?
(a) Suns.
(b) Crescent moons.
(c) Five-pointed stars.
(d) Lion’s faces.

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) Fanta.
(c) Sanu.
(d) Fomba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?

3. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the female slave that is taken on the walking journey along with Fomba and Meena in Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?

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