1. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Alassane.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Chief Biton.
(d) Youssouf.

2. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Medicine Man.
(b) The Bururi.
(c) The Ship Chief.
(d) The Kassam.

3. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) Small Hands Were Good.
(b) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(c) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(d) Elephants for Want of Towns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Meena say the Rebels held Manhattan before it was taken back into the control of the British in the beginning of Book Three, Chapter 13?

2. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?

3. Who leaps overboard when her baby is killed during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

5. How does one of the captives commit suicide after his daughter has been killed by a wild animal in Book One, Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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