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

2. What is the name of the slave-trader who agrees to take Meena inland in Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) Kassam.
(b) Alassane.
(c) Mamadu.
(d) Nyeba.

3. 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) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. Where does Sam tell Meena to hide out for three days in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) The church on Broadway.
(b) The woods north of the city.
(c) The cellar of his tavern.
(d) Canvas Town.

5. When was the Dunmore's Proclamation signed?
(a) November 7, 1775.
(b) March 26, 1783.
(c) March 9, 1792.
(d) April 23, 1775.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the British military pay Meena per week to record names into the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?

2. What term from the narrative refers to American colonists who remained loyal to the British Empire during the American Revolutionary War?

3. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he ran from the man who owned him in North Carolina in Book Three, Chapter 16?

4. For how long does Meena say the Rebels held Manhattan before it was taken back into the control of the British in the beginning of Book Three, Chapter 13?

5. What kind of business is Alverna Witherspoon’s husband said to run in Book Three, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Whom does Meena meet at Bance Island in Book Four, Chapter 19? What discovery does Meena make about her past here?

4. What leads up to the riots in Birchtown in Book Three, Chapter 15? Where does Meena go for shelter when the riots break out?

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

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

7. Why does Sam tell Meena to make a break for freedom when he does in Book Three, Chapter 12?

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

9. Who meets Meena in Gravesend once she’s arrived in England in Book Four, Chapter 21? Where is Meena taken first?

10. 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?

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