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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what people does Meena describe her mother coming from in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Oromo people.
(b) The Fula people.
(c) The Somali people.
(d) The Bamana people.

2. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Fomba.
(b) Sanu.
(c) Jimbo.
(d) Fanta.

3. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?
(a) In a sling on their backs.
(b) In a sling by their stomachs.
(c) In a sling on their heads.
(d) In a sling around their waist.

4. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to ride a horse.
(c) How to run away.
(d) How to sow oats.

5. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Gullah.
(b) English.
(c) Fulfulde.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?

4. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

5. What visitor of Mr. Appleby’s attempts to rape Meena in Book Two, Chapter 8?

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