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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the holy book of Islam?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Qur’an.
(c) The Rigveda.
(d) The Ginza Rba.

2. From what people does Meena describe her mother coming from in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Bamana people.
(b) The Fula people.
(c) The Somali people.
(d) The Oromo people.

3. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Kinto.
(b) Bayo.
(c) London.
(d) Sullivan Island.

4. What initials were branded into Meena’s chest when she was abducted and sold into slavery?
(a) M.O.
(b) B.R.
(c) A.D.
(d) G.O.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

2. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?

3. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?

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

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

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