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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 kind of business is Alverna Witherspoon’s husband said to run in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) A gold mining business.
(b) A trapping business.
(c) A print shop.
(d) A whaling business.

2. Book Four, Chapter 20 opens in September of what year?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1779.

3. How much money does Meena give to Thomas Peters during his first visit to Birchtown in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 1 shilling.
(c) 2 shillings.
(d) 10 shillings.

4. Whom does Meena untie after he’s been assaulted by whites on the road to Shelburne in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) King Jimmy.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Jimbo.
(d) Jason.

5. What is the name of the black cellist that Meena and Solomon Lindo go to see in concert in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) Adonis Thomas.
(b) Scott Wilson.
(c) William Tryon.
(d) Thomas Peters.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 16?

4. What does John Clarkson tell the Nova Scotians they will name their colony in Sierra Leone in Book Four, Chapter 17?

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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