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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 holy book of Islam?
(a) The Qur’an.
(b) The Ginza Rba.
(c) The Rigveda.
(d) The Torah.

2. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?
(a) Montgomery Island.
(b) Ellis Island.
(c) St. Helena Island.
(d) Sullivan Island.

3. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(b) The Shape of Africa.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.

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

5. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Oromo people.
(b) The Somali people.
(c) The Fula people.
(d) The Bamana people.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

4. What is the name of the slave giving birth when Meena and Georgia go to assist her birth in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

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