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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 does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Aminata.

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

3. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(b) And Now I am Old.
(c) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(d) We Glide Over the Unburied.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

3. One of the abolitionists tells Meena in Book Two, Chapter 5 that the British people are still haunted by the bloody slave uprisings that have recently occurred where?

4. What is the name of the female slave that is taken on the walking journey along with Fomba and Meena in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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

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