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

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

3. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Bururi.
(b) The Ship Chief.
(c) The Medicine Man.
(d) The Kassam.

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

5. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?
(a) Midwife.
(b) Village chief.
(c) Village cook.
(d) Djeli.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?

4. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

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

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