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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Meena say a smallpox epidemic swept through her region, killing over 200 people, in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1802.

2. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

3. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Alassane.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Fomba.
(d) Sanu.

4. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Bayo.
(b) Sullivan Island.
(c) Kinto.
(d) London.

5. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1757.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Meena say Fomba was killed in Book Two, Chapter 10?

2. Who appears in court to demand a claim on Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13?

3. Whom does Dolly describe as “the Boss man of the whole land” in Book Two, Chapter 9?

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

5. What is the neighborhood called that is made up of shacks owned by free or escaped blacks in New York in Book Three, Chapter 12?

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