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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the abolitionists tells Meena in Book Two, Chapter 5 that the British people are still haunted by the bloody slave uprisings that have recently occurred where?
(a) St. Domingue.
(b) Cairo.
(c) St. Helena Island.
(d) Bayo.

2. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Kassam.
(b) Buckra.
(c) Bururi.
(d) Toubab.

3. Whom does Dolly describe as “the Boss man of the whole land” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) President Adams.
(b) King Henry IX.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) King Charles III.

4. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?
(a) Lion’s faces.
(b) Suns.
(c) Five-pointed stars.
(d) Crescent moons.

5. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?
(a) The indentured servant system.
(b) The out-pay system.
(c) The servant system.
(d) The self-hire system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the underground passage of messages among the slaves that Meena hears of in Book Two, Chapter 6?

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?

5. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?

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