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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does one of the captives commit suicide after his daughter has been killed by a wild animal in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) He leaps from a tree.
(b) He leaps from the ship.
(c) He stabs himself with a dagger.
(d) He shoots himself.

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

3. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) North Carolina.

4. What is the name of the underground passage of messages among the slaves that Meena hears of in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) The fishnet.
(b) The flock.
(c) The railroad.
(d) The whisper.

5. 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 Fula people.
(d) The Oromo people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?

3. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?

4. What does Mr. Appleby do after he sends Georgia away to attend a birth without Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?

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