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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?
(a) The self-hire system.
(b) The out-pay system.
(c) The servant system.
(d) The indentured servant system.

3. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) Milk for the Longest Nursing.
(b) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(c) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

5. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1745.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1757.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Joseph departing for when it leaves New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?

2. Who tells Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13 that her service is required by His Majesty the King?

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

4. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?

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

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