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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

2. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) A lion.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A baboon.

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

4. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?
(a) Amanita Equiano.
(b) Aminata Diallo.
(c) Amanita Maria.
(d) Aminata Amiki.

5. What is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?
(a) Kinto.
(b) Bayo.
(c) Kassam.
(d) Bururi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?

3. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 1?

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

5. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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