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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) Thomas Peters.
(d) Sir Stanley Hastings.

2. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?
(a) In a sling around their waist.
(b) In a sling by their stomachs.
(c) In a sling on their heads.
(d) In a sling on their backs.

3. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to run away.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to sow oats.

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

5. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Fulfulde.
(b) Gullah.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Solomon Lindo tell Meena he prefers to use, rather than “slave,” in Book Two, Chapter 9?

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

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

4. On what date does Meena say she and Chekura conceived their second child in Book Three, Chapter 13?

5. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?

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