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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. On what date does the Joseph depart from New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) November 7, 1783.
(b) August 15, 1783.
(c) April 23, 1775.
(d) November 7, 1775.

2. How many passengers on Meena’s ship die on the voyage to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

3. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 1759.
(b) 1777.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1775.

4. Whom does Meena describe attending a church service with in Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) Daddy Moses.
(b) Sir Stanley Hastings.
(c) Solomon Lindo.
(d) Alverna Witherspoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman that Meena lives with during her first days in Sierra Leone in Book Four, Chapter 17?

2. Who is the former slave author that Dr. Falconbridge’s wife suggests Meena write an autobiography like in Book Four, Chapter 18?

3. On what date does Meena’s ship sail into St. George’s Bay in Book Four, Chapter 17?

4. Where does Meena learn the British plan to relocate blacks that have served the British forces in Book Three, Chapter 13?

5. Where was Sam, the proprietor of the hotel, born and raised, according to the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Alverna Witherspoon described in Book Three, Chapter 15? Where does Meena meet Mrs. Witherspoon?

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

4. 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?

5. What argument does Thomas Peters present regarding the Sierra Leone Company ships in Book Four, Chapter 17?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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