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

2. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. When was the Philipsburg Proclamation issued?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1779.

4. On what date does Meena read the British peace treaty for the American Revolution to her friends in Canvas Town in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) March 9, 1792.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) March 26, 1783.
(d) November 7, 1775.

5. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) A ring made from metal.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A blue scarf.
(d) A red-striped kerchief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the black cellist that Meena and Solomon Lindo go to see in concert in Book Three, Chapter 12?

3. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

4. What name does Meena give her daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?

5. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?

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