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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 is Meena’s father killed by the captors?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is beaten to death.
(d) He is thrown overboard.

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

3. 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) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) John Clarkson.
(d) Hector Smithers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?

2. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. How does one of the captives commit suicide after his daughter has been killed by a wild animal in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

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

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