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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) King Charles II.
(b) King Edward IV.
(c) King George III.
(d) King James I.

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

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

4. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?
(a) A jeweler.
(b) A slave-trader.
(c) The village chief.
(d) A medicine man.

5. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1752.
(b) 1745.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1802.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?

3. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?

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

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

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