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

2. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?
(a) A lion.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A parrot.

3. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Chief Biton.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Youssouf.
(d) Alassane.

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

5. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Scott Wilson.
(b) Hector Smithers.
(c) Olaudah Equiano.
(d) John Clarkson.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what people does Meena describe her mother coming from in Book One, Chapter 2?

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

3. What is the word that Meena uses to describe the storyteller in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?

4. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?

5. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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