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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Meena begin teaching blacks to read and write in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) St. Peter’s Cathedral.
(b) St. Frances Chapel.
(c) The New York Public Library.
(d) St. Paul’s Chapel.

2. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?
(a) 75%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

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

4. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?
(a) Amanita Equiano.
(b) Amanita Maria.
(c) Aminata Amiki.
(d) Aminata Diallo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?

2. Who is the governor of New York that Solomon has prepared a letter for in Book Three, Chapter 12?

3. What section of the British peace treaty for the American Revolution stated that the British would not be taking "any Negroes or other Property of the American Inhabitants" in their retreat”?

4. What is the name of the older black man that Dolly buys most of her food items from in town each day in Book Two, Chapter 9?

5. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?

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