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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Calabash.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Luxane.

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

4. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) A red-striped kerchief.
(b) A blue scarf.
(c) A seashell.
(d) A ring made from metal.

5. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Sanu.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Fomba.
(d) Jimbo.

6. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) North Carolina.

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

8. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Sanu.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Fanta.
(d) Alassane.

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

10. Whom does Dolly describe as “the Boss man of the whole land” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) President Adams.
(b) King Henry IX.
(c) King Charles III.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

11. What is the name of the underground passage of messages among the slaves that Meena hears of in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) The fishnet.
(b) The whisper.
(c) The flock.
(d) The railroad.

12. By what name does Dolly refer to the estate owned by Solomon Lindo?
(a) Lindo Manor.
(b) Lindotown.
(c) Lindoville.
(d) Lindo House.

13. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?
(a) The out-pay system.
(b) The servant system.
(c) The indentured servant system.
(d) The self-hire system.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. What words of prayer does Meena say before the plantation slave berates her for it in Book Two, Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. What concoction does Georgia give to Meena to drink after her first sexual experience in Book Two, Chapter 8?

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