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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 word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Calabash.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Luxane.
(d) Bururi.

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

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

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

5. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Fula people.
(b) The Oromo people.
(c) The Bamana people.
(d) The Somali people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?

2. What is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?

3. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

4. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?

5. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 1?

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