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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. Where do the British set up the enrollment area where blacks can line up for emigration and have their name recorded in the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) The New York Public Library.
(b) Ma Rainey’s Boarding House.
(c) The Fraunces Tavern.
(d) St. Paul’s Chapel.

2. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 7.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

4. How many wives does the village chief have at the village where Meena recovers after fleeing the slave-traders in Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. Which of the abolitionists tells Meena that he wants to write her life story in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) John Clarkson.
(b) Sir Stanley Hastings.
(c) Thomas Clarkson.
(d) William Armstrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?

2. What is Dr. Falconbridge’s wife’s name?

3. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 19?

4. Who appears in court to demand a claim on Meena in Book Three, Chapter 13?

5. How much money per day does Meena earn doing housework for the Witherspoons in Book Three, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Meena read the peace treaty agreement from the British in Book Three, Chapter 13? What information is revealed?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. How is the character of Hector Smithers described in Book Four, Chapter 21? What is Smithers’ plight during the voyage to England?

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

7. How are the territories of the American Revolutionary War described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 13? How do these standings impact everyday life for Meena?

8. How does Meena come to meet Colonel Baker in Book Three, Chapter 13? What does Baker tell Meena about the peace treaty?

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

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

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