View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Tansy and cedar berries.
(b) Foxglove and pennyroyal.
(c) Cherry pits and coal.
(d) Vinegar and iodine.

2. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) How to sow oats.
(b) How to read.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to run away.

3. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

4. When Meena goes with Georgia to assist in the birthing of another slave’s baby in Book Two, Chapter 7, the slave giving birth only speaks what language?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Fulfulde.
(c) Bamana.
(d) Gullah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

4. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 221 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample