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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the underground passage of messages among the slaves that Meena hears of in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) The whisper.
(b) The fishnet.
(c) The railroad.
(d) The flock.

3. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Chief Biton.
(d) Alassane.

4. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Tansy and cedar berries.
(b) Vinegar and iodine.
(c) Cherry pits and coal.
(d) Foxglove and pennyroyal.

5. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?
(a) Charles Town.
(b) Georgetown.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Baton Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

2. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?

3. What is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?

4. On what date does Meena say she made her break for freedom from slavery in Book Three, Chapter 12?

5. 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?

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