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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Fanta.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Tala.
(d) Nyeba.

2. When Meena goes with Georgia to assist in the birthing of another slave’s baby in Book Two, Chapter 7, the slave giving birth only speaks what language?
(a) Gullah.
(b) Fulfulde.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Bamana.

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

4. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

5. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Alassane.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Chief Biton.
(d) Youssouf.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

2. What is the name of Meena’s baby that was taken by Mr. Appleby and sold?

3. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 9?

4. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?

5. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the central dispute between Meena and the abolitionists in London, as illustrated in Book Two, Chapter 5?

2. How is the marriage exchange between Meena’s mother and father described in Book One, Chapter 2?

3. How does Meena describe the devastation of the smallpox plague of 1774 in Book Two, Chapter 10?

4. Why is Aminata given the name “Meena” by the other slaves on the plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. How is Aminata’s arrival at Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation described in Book Two, Chapter 7?

6. When does Meena have her first child in Book Two, Chapter 8? How is this experience described?

7. How is the procedure of the slave auction described in Book Two, Chapter 6?

8. Who are the visitors that Appleby brings to the plantation in Book Two, Chapter 8? What encounter does Meena have with them?

9. How does Meena overcome the attack from Master Appleby in Book Two, Chapter 8?

10. Who cares for Aminata when she becomes ill on the island in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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