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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the British set up the enrollment area where blacks can line up for emigration and have their name recorded in the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) St. Paul’s Chapel.
(b) The New York Public Library.
(c) Ma Rainey’s Boarding House.
(d) The Fraunces Tavern.

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

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

4. With whose child does Meena become pregnant in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Youssouf’s.
(b) Fomba’s.
(c) Chekura’s.
(d) Mr. Appleby’s.

5. Who appears in court to demand a claim on Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Sam Fraunces.
(b) Robinson Appleby.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Colonel Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?

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

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

5. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?

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