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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. Who appears in court to demand a claim on Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Sam Fraunces.
(c) Robinson Appleby.
(d) Colonel Baker.

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?
(a) Olaudah Equiano.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) Youssouf.
(d) Alassane.

3. What kind of business is Alverna Witherspoon’s husband said to run in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) A whaling business.
(b) A print shop.
(c) A gold mining business.
(d) A trapping business.

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

5. 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) Debra Stockman.
(c) Alverna Witherspoon.
(d) Tala.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 16?

2. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 11?

3. Where is the Joseph departing for when it leaves New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?

4. Who tells Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13 that her service is required by His Majesty the King?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described by the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 11?

2. What ship is Meena aboard in the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 17? Where is the ship sailing and how many passengers are aboard?

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

4. 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?

5. How is the setting described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 14? What does Meena think of this setting?

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

7. How is Sam Fraunces described when he is introduced in Book Three, Chapter 12? What exchange takes place between Sam and Meena at the hotel desk?

8. What year and setting are described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12? What are Meena’s impressions of this setting?

9. How much money does Meena give to the visitor at Daddy Moses’ chapel in Book Three, Chapter 16? What story does this character relate upon his return?

10. What visitor comes to Daddy Moses’ chapel asking for a collection in Book Three, Chapter 16? What is this character’s objective?

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