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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 year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1802.

2. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Kassam.
(b) The Medicine Man.
(c) The Ship Chief.
(d) The Bururi.

3. 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 railroad.
(c) The flock.
(d) The fishnet.

4. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(b) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(c) Small Hands Were Good.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

5. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?
(a) The village chief.
(b) A slave-trader.
(c) A jeweler.
(d) A medicine man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?

2. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 7?

3. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

5. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 9?

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