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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 year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1807.
(c) 1752.
(d) 1745.

2. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Kinta.
(b) Kassam.
(c) Birchtown.
(d) Bayo.

3. 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.

4. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cat.
(d) A lion.

5. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Medicine Man.
(b) The Kassam.
(c) The Bururi.
(d) The Ship Chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?

2. How old is Meena when she gives birth to her first child?

3. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?

4. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

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