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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 144. What is the name of the lieutenant from the Royal Navy that comes to Birchtown to convince the blacks there to resettle in Sierra Leone in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) Scott Wilson
(b) Sam Fraunces.
(c) Theo McArdle.
(d) John Clarkson.

2. What is the name of the black cellist that Meena and Solomon Lindo go to see in concert in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Scott Wilson.
(b) Adonis Thomas.
(c) Thomas Peters.
(d) William Tryon.

3. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1804.
(d) 1811.

4. Where does Meena learn the British plan to relocate blacks that have served the British forces in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Cape Hope.
(b) Sierra Leone.
(c) Nova Scotia.
(d) London.

5. What ship does Dr. Falconbridge invite Meena to join him on to discuss matters in Book Four, Chapter 18?
(a) The Lucretia.
(b) The King George.
(c) The Sierra Leone Packet.
(d) The Queen Charlotte.

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

7. How much money per day does Meena earn doing housework for the Witherspoons in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) 1 shilling.
(b) 1 pound.
(c) 5 shillings.
(d) 3 shillings.

8. What is the name of the woman that Meena lives with during her first days in Sierra Leone in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tala.
(c) Debra Stockman.
(d) Alverna Witherspoon.

9. In what location is Book Three, Chapter 11 set?
(a) London.
(b) )Freetown.
(c) Kinta
(d) Bayo.

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

11. In what year does Book Four, Chapter 21 begin?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1805.

12. How many passengers on Meena’s ship die on the voyage to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

13. What does John Clarkson tell the Nova Scotians they will name their colony in Sierra Leone in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) Freetown.
(b) Capetown.
(c) Sierra.
(d) Liberia.

14. How many years has it been since Meena first visited Bance Island and met William Armstrong in the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

15. What is the name of John Clarkson’s wife whom Meena befriends in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anna Maria.
(c) Susannah.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village where the slave-trader tells his workers he intends to sell Meena in Book Four, Chapter 20?

2. Where does Sam tell Meena to hide out for three days in Book Three, Chapter 12?

3. Who does Sam say plans to make him head chef at his residence in Mt. Vernon in Book Three, Chapter 13?

4. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12?

5. Who appears in court to demand a claim on Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13?

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