1. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?
(a) St. Helena Island.
(b) Sullivan Island.
(c) Montgomery Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

2. How many years has it been since Meena has seen John Clarkson when he meets her upon her arrival in London in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

3. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(b) Grand Djeli of the Academy.
(c) Small Hands Were Good.
(d) Toubab with Black Face.

4. What is Book Three, Chapter 12’s title?
(a) They Come and Go from Holy Ground.
(b) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(c) The Shape of Africa.
(d) Nations Not So Blest as Thee.

5. What is the name of the botanist on board Meena’s ship to England in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) William Armstrong.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) Hector Smithers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the British set up the enrollment area where blacks can line up for emigration and have their name recorded in the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?

2. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?

3. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 18?

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 9?

5. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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