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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. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1757.
(d) 1745.
2. When did the War of Jenkins’ Ear take place?
(a) 1741-1753.
(b) 1659-1669.
(c) 1718-1723.
(d) 1739-1748.
3. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) 1757.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1811.
4. What is the name of Appleby’s black assistant who takes over as overseer in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Youssouf
(b) Nyeba.
(c) Mamed.
(d) Alassane.
5. How does Meena say Fomba was killed in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) He drowned in the river.
(b) He contracted smallpox.
(c) He was hung by Mr. Appleby.
(d) He was shot by a night patroller.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the female slave that is taken on the walking journey along with Fomba and Meena in Book Two, Chapter 6?
2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 8?
3. What is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?
4. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?
5. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose deaths does Meena describe hearing about through the fishnet in the beginning of Book Two, Chapter 10?
2. How does Aminata describe the history of storytellers in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?
3. What is the central dispute between Meena and the abolitionists in London, as illustrated in Book Two, Chapter 5?
4. What setting is described in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6? How do the slaves react to this setting?
5. How is the character of Dolly described in Book Two, Chapter 9?
6. How is the marriage exchange between Meena’s mother and father described in Book One, Chapter 2?
7. What does Aminata asks Chekura to do when she begins menstruating in Book One, Chapter 3?
8. How is Aminata’s arrival at Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation described in Book Two, Chapter 7?
9. What is Meena’s full name? Why is she located in her current setting in Book One, Chapter 1?
10. How old is Chekura described in Book One, Chapter 3? How did he come to be among the captors?
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