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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 neighborhood called that is made up of shacks owned by free or escaped blacks in New York in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Shantytown.
(b) Canvas Town.
(c) Harlem.
(d) The East Village.

2. How many fingers is Chekura missing when he reappears in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. Who is the governor of New York that Solomon has prepared a letter for in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) William Tryon.
(b) Hector Smithers.
(c) William Armstrong.
(d) Scott Wilson.

4. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) Toubab with Black Face.
(b) God Willing.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

5. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 19?
(a) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(b) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) G is for Grant, and O for Oswald.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?

4. Who is the Temne woman that tells Meena that the blacks in Meena’s colony are perceived by other Africans as "toubabu with black faces” in Book Four, Chapter 17?

5. Where does Meena begin teaching blacks to read and write in Book Three, Chapter 12?

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

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

4. Where is Meena taken after she has recovered from the worst of her illness in the village in Book Four, Chapter 20?

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

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

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

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

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

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