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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 wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A baboon.
(c) A lion.
(d) A zebra.

2. 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?
(a) Cairo.
(b) St. Domingue.
(c) Bayo.
(d) St. Helena Island.

3. From what people does Meena describe her mother coming from in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Bamana people.
(b) The Somali people.
(c) The Oromo people.
(d) The Fula people.

4. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) King George III.
(b) King Charles II.
(c) King Edward IV.
(d) King James I.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does Meena’s father’s people speak?

3. When was Charles Town founded in honor of King Charles II of England?

4. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

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