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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sam, the proprietor of the hotel, born and raised, according to the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Trinidad.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Cuba.

2. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Aminata.
(d) Alassane.

3. On what date does Meena’s ship sail into St. George’s Bay in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) March 9, 1792.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) March 26, 1783.
(d) November 7, 1775.

4. Where is the Joseph departing for when it leaves New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Birchtown.
(b) Annapolis Royal.
(c) Sierra Leone.
(d) Shelburne.

5. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(b) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(c) Nations Not So Blest as Thee.
(d) They Call Me an ‘African’.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sam tell Meena to hide out for three days in Book Three, Chapter 12?

2. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

3. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?

4. When was the Dunmore's Proclamation signed?

5. How much money does the British military pay Meena per week to record names into the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?

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