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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Scott Wilson.
(b) Hector Smithers.
(c) Olaudah Equiano.
(d) John Clarkson.

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(b) The Shape of Africa.
(c) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(d) Small Hands Were Good.

3. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A zebra.
(c) A lion.
(d) A baboon.

4. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?

2. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?

3. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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