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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 is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?
(a) Kassam.
(b) Kinto.
(c) Bururi.
(d) Bayo.

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

3. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

4. What is the name of Appleby’s black assistant who takes over as overseer in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Youssouf
(b) Mamed.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Nyeba.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?

4. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the place that everyone tells Meena she is from in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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