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

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) Cairo.
(b) St. Domingue.
(c) Bayo.
(d) St. Helena Island.

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

3. What term from the narrative refers to American colonists who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Tories.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Carpetbaggers.

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

5. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?
(a) Djeli.
(b) Village chief.
(c) Village cook.
(d) Midwife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Meena’s baby that was taken by Mr. Appleby and sold?

3. When did the War of Jenkins’ Ear take place?

4. With whose child does Meena become pregnant in Book Two, Chapter 8?

5. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 3?

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