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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has it been since Meena has seen Chekura when he reappears in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

3. What is the name of John Clarkson’s brother who greets Meena upon her arrival to London in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Andrew Clarkson.
(b) William Clarkson.
(c) Thomas Clarkson.
(d) James Clarkson.

4. What term from the narrative refers to American colonists who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Tories.
(b) Carpetbaggers.
(c) Republicans.
(d) Democrats.

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

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

7. What is the name of the inn where Solomon Lindo and Meena stay in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) The Swift Tavern.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The Fraunces Tavern.
(d) Ma Rawlins’ Boarding House.

8. What is the title of the book Dr. Falconbridge wrote about his experiences as a surgeon on slave-ships?
(a) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa.
(b) Slave Trading in the Old South.
(c) The House of Bondage, or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves.
(d) To Purge this Land with Blood.

9. How much does Sam start out paying Meena per week when she begins working for him in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 2 shillings.
(c) 1 shilling.
(d) 7 shillings.

10. Whom does Meena untie after he’s been assaulted by whites on the road to Shelburne in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Jason.
(b) King Jimmy.
(c) Jimbo.
(d) Samuel.

11. Who is the young black woman that Meena sees in the crowd as she approaches Buckingham Palace for her tea with the King in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Sanu.
(b) Fanta.
(c) May.
(d) Georgia.

12. 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) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 3.

13. Who is stabbed with a saber as he attempts to help captives being led to slavery in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) Thomas Peters.
(d) Olaudah Equiano.

14. How old was Sam Fraunces when he was sent away from his family and traveled to New York?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 12.

15. What is the neighborhood called that is made up of shacks owned by free or escaped blacks in New York in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Shantytown.
(b) The East Village.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Canvas Town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the slave-trader who agrees to take Meena inland in Book Four, Chapter 20?

2. Who is the former slave author that Dr. Falconbridge’s wife suggests Meena write an autobiography like in Book Four, Chapter 18?

3. Book Four, Chapter 20 opens in September of what year?

4. How many days is it into Meena’s inland journey with the slave-trader when she overhears him saying he plans to sell her in the next village in Book Four, Chapter 20?

5. How many years has it been since Meena has seen John Clarkson when he meets her upon her arrival in London in Book Four, Chapter 21?

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