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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?

2. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?

3. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. What handicap does Fomba develop on the journey of the slave-ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Meena learn about Solomon Lindo that changes their relationship in Book Two, Chapter 10?

2. How does Meena describe the devastation of the smallpox plague of 1774 in Book Two, Chapter 10?

3. Who oversees the slaves at Appleby’s plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7? How many slaves does Meena describe there?

4. How is the marriage exchange between Meena’s mother and father described in Book One, Chapter 2?

5. How does Aminata describe the journey she is taken on after the auction in Book Two, Chapter 6?

6. How is the procedure of the slave auction described in Book Two, Chapter 6?

7. How many captives are traveling with Aminata’s group in the beginning of Book One, Chapter 3? Who arrives that is from Aminata’s village?

8. Who cares for Aminata when she becomes ill on the island in Book Two, Chapter 6?

9. Whose child does Aminata deliver in Book One, Chapter 3? What is the child named?

10. How old is Chekura described in Book One, Chapter 3? How did he come to be among the captors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Georgia in the novel. How old is Georgia? Why do you think Georgia takes Meena under her wing? How does Meena feel about Georgia? What role does Georgia play on the plantation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the narrative style of the story. Is the narrator involved directly in the action of the story? Is the story related in present or past tense? What effect does each of these choices have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protagonist and narrator of the novel as introduced in Book One, Chapter 1. How old is Aminata Diallo at this point in the story? What characteristics stand out about Aminata based on her use of language and observations? How does Aminata change in the story?

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