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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) “Praise Jesus.”
(b) “Bahá’í Gebede.”
(c) “Allaahu Akbar.”
(d) “Bəhai duaları.”

2. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Buckra.
(b) Kassam.
(c) Toubab.
(d) Bururi.

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

4. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

5. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Fomba.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Sanu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?

2. What is the holy book of Islam?

3. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?

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

5. What initials were branded into Meena’s chest when she was abducted and sold into slavery?

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