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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What handicap does Fomba develop on the journey of the slave-ship?
(a) He’s lost the use of his left arm.
(b) He has gone blind.
(c) He has gone deaf.
(d) He loses the ability to speak.

2. Who leaps overboard when her baby is killed during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Aminata.
(c) Sanu.
(d) Fanta.

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

4. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Bayo.
(b) Kinto.
(c) Sullivan Island.
(d) London.

5. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(b) Small Hands Were Good.
(c) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(d) Milk for the Longest Nursing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?

2. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?

3. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

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