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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Cherry pits and coal.
(b) Vinegar and iodine.
(c) Foxglove and pennyroyal.
(d) Tansy and cedar berries.

2. What is the name of the place that everyone tells Meena she is from in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) England.
(b) Canada.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Africa.

3. The War of Jenkins’ Ear was a battle between what two countries?
(a) France and England.
(b) England and Spain.
(c) France and Spain.
(d) England and the Dutch.

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

5. Solomon Lindo tells Meena that they are both outsiders. Why does Lindo consider himself to be an outsider amongst his society?
(a) Because he is Jewish.
(b) Because he is mulatto.
(c) Because he is English.
(d) Because he is Muslim.

6. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) How to sow oats.
(b) How to run away.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to read.

7. How does Meena say Fomba was killed in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) He drowned in the river.
(b) He was shot by a night patroller.
(c) He contracted smallpox.
(d) He was hung by Mr. Appleby.

8. What term does Solomon Lindo tell Meena he prefers to use, rather than “slave,” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Servant.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Housekeeper.
(d) Worker.

9. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Birchtown.
(b) Kassam.
(c) Kinta.
(d) Bayo.

10. How far is Dolly in her pregnancy when Meena first meets her in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 8 months.

11. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1752.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1807.

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

13. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1757.
(c) 1745.
(d) 1802.

14. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) The Shape of Africa.
(b) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) We Glide Over the Unburied.

15. What handicap does Fomba develop on the journey of the slave-ship?
(a) He loses the ability to speak.
(b) He has gone deaf.
(c) He’s lost the use of his left arm.
(d) He has gone blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?

3. One of the abolitionists tells Meena in Book Two, Chapter 5 that the British people are still haunted by the bloody slave uprisings that have recently occurred where?

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

5. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?

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