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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. In what newspaper does Meena first see the notice from the Sierra Leone Company for free resettlement in Africa in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The London Times.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Royal Gazette.

2. Who finally tells Meena that the Weatherspoons departed on a ship with Meena’s daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) Theo McArdle.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Jason.
(d) Daddy Moses.

3. What is the name of the black community where Meena lives in Nova Scotia?
(a) Freetown.
(b) Birchtown.
(c) Shelburne.
(d) Charlotte.

4. One requirement for relocation by the British was having served the British forces for how long during the Revolutionary War?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

5. When does the narrator say the British cut off provisions to the colony in Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) July, 1787.
(b) March, 1765.
(c) November, 1789.
(d) September, 1777.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the botanist on board Meena’s ship to England in Book Four, Chapter 21?

2. Who is shot by soldiers from the Sierra Leone Company as he attempts to help captives being led to slavery in Book Four, Chapter 17?

3. Who is the governor of New York that Solomon has prepared a letter for in Book Three, Chapter 12?

4. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 17?

5. How long do Meena and her daughter stay at the Witherspoons before the rioting is said to have ended and Meena goes to see if her home is still standing in Book Three, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Meena regarded by the white residents in the town where she’s arrived in Book Three, Chapter 14?

2. How are Meena’s friends and fellow colonists in Freetown killed in Book Four, Chapter 17?

3. How is Dr. Falconbridge described in Book Four, Chapter 18? What does he give to Meena?

4. What does Meena learn from John Clarkson when he returns from his visit with King Jimmy in Book Four, Chapter 19?

5. On what date does Meena run for freedom in Book Three, Chapter 12? What does she awaken to on her first day as a runaway slave?

6. What information does Lieutenant Clarkson present to Daddy Moses’ congregation in Book Three, Chapter 16?

7. Where is Meena taken after she has recovered from the worst of her illness in the village in Book Four, Chapter 20?

8. What takes place when Meena testifies before the parliamentary committee in Book Four, Chapter 21?

9. How much time has passed between the ending of Book Four, Chapter 19 and the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 20? How does Meena describe this period of time?

10. What is the history of Sam Fraunces that he reveals to Meena in Book Three, Chapter 12? Where is Sam from?

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