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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. What is the name of John Clarkson’s brother who greets Meena upon her arrival to London in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Andrew Clarkson.
(b) James Clarkson.
(c) William Clarkson.
(d) Thomas Clarkson.

2. On what date does Meena’s ship sail into St. George’s Bay in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) March 26, 1783.
(b) March 9, 1792.
(c) November 7, 1775.
(d) April 23, 1775.

3. What is the name of the inn where Solomon Lindo and Meena stay in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) The Swift Tavern.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The Fraunces Tavern.
(d) Ma Rawlins’ Boarding House.

4. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1811.

5. Where is the location of the offices of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade that Meena is taken to in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) 233 Old Mission Blvd.
(b) 18 Old Jewry Street.
(c) 34 Waterbury Lane.
(d) 14 Thames Avenue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally tells Meena that the Weatherspoons departed on a ship with Meena’s daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?

2. What is the name of John Clarkson’s wife whom Meena befriends in Book Four, Chapter 21?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the village where the slave-trader tells his workers he intends to sell Meena in Book Four, Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

5. What causes Meena to flee from the slave-traders in Book Four, Chapter 20? How does she flee?

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

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

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 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. 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?

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