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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?
(a) A dog.
(b) A lion.
(c) A cat.
(d) A parrot.

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

3. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

4. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?
(a) Village chief.
(b) Djeli.
(c) Midwife.
(d) Village cook.

5. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?

2. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?

3. Meena insists to the abolitionists in Book Two, Chapter 5 that she cannot condemn the slave trade without condemning what as well?

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 One, Chapter 3?

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