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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 words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) “Bahá’í Gebede.”
(b) “Praise Jesus.”
(c) “Bəhai duaları.”
(d) “Allaahu Akbar.”

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

3. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1762.

4. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Luxane.
(d) Calabash.

5. Who leaps overboard when her baby is killed during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Sanu.
(c) Aminata.
(d) Fanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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