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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1745.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1757.

2. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1745.

3. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?
(a) 10%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

4. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

5. What is the word that Meena uses to describe the storyteller in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Bayo.
(c) Djeli.
(d) Bururi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

5. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

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