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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. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he ran from the man who owned him in North Carolina in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

2. Who is stabbed with a saber as he attempts to help captives being led to slavery in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) Youssouf.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) Thomas Peters.
(d) Olaudah Equiano.

3. How many years has it been since Meena first visited Bance Island and met William Armstrong in the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Sam say plans to make him head chef at his residence in Mt. Vernon in Book Three, Chapter 13?

3. On what date does Meena read the British peace treaty for the American Revolution to her friends in Canvas Town in Book Three, Chapter 13?

4. What section of the British peace treaty for the American Revolution stated that the British would not be taking "any Negroes or other Property of the American Inhabitants" in their retreat”?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Meena encounter when she goes to the Land Registry Office in Book Three, Chapter 14?

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

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

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