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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does the British military pay Meena per week to record names into the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 3 shillings.
(c) 1 pound.
(d) 2 pounds.

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

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

4. Where does Meena send her letter to Sam Fraunces in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Mt. Vernon.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

5. How many fingers is Chekura missing when he reappears in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?

3. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 8?

4. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. Meena insists to the abolitionists in Book Two, Chapter 5 that she cannot condemn the slave trade without condemning what as well?

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