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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 initials were branded into Meena’s chest when she was abducted and sold into slavery?
(a) B.R.
(b) G.O.
(c) M.O.
(d) A.D.

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

3. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?
(a) In a sling on their heads.
(b) In a sling around their waist.
(c) In a sling on their backs.
(d) In a sling by their stomachs.

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

5. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1762.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1802.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?

3. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?

4. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?

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

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