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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Medicine Man.
(b) The Ship Chief.
(c) The Kassam.
(d) The Bururi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?

4. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?

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

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