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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Muslim.
(b) Because he is English.
(c) Because he is mulatto.
(d) Because he is Jewish.

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) And Now I am Old.
(b) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(c) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(d) Three Revolutions of the Moon.

3. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?
(a) He is beaten to death.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He is thrown overboard.
(d) He is shot.

4. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?
(a) Savannah.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Charles Town.

5. 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.

6. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) King George III.
(b) King Charles II.
(c) King James I.
(d) King Edward IV.

7. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) 1762.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1757.

8. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Youssouf.
(d) Aminata.

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

10. What visitor of Mr. Appleby’s attempts to rape Meena in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) William King.
(b) Thomas Peters.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) Hector Smithers.

11. Whom does Dolly describe as “the boss woman” of the white people and also “the Black Queen” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Queen Mary.
(b) Queen Charlotte.
(c) Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Queen Virginia.

12. What is the name of the slave giving birth when Meena and Georgia go to assist her birth in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Nyeba.
(b) Falisha.
(c) Tala.
(d) Alassane.

13. 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 Ship Chief.
(b) The Kassam.
(c) The Medicine Man.
(d) The Bururi.

14. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A lion.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

15. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?
(a) Village cook.
(b) Djeli.
(c) Village chief.
(d) Midwife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 3?

2. With whose child does Meena become pregnant in Book Two, Chapter 8?

3. 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?

4. What is the language called that Georgia uses when talking to the whites in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

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