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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does one of the captives commit suicide after his daughter has been killed by a wild animal in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) He leaps from the ship.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He stabs himself with a dagger.
(d) He leaps from a tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?

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