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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. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?

3. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

4. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. How does Aminata describe the history of storytellers in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?

5. Why is Aminata taken as an assistant to the white man on the slave-ship in Book One, Chapter 4?

6. How is Aminata’s new situation described in the beginning of Book Two, Chapter 9?

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

8. How is Meena’s relationship with each of her parents described in Book One, Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Dolly and Jimbo in the narrative. How old is Dolly? How long has Dolly worked for the Lindos? What are Meena’s impressions of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the American Revolutionary War on the lives of black Americans. For free blacks, like those living in Canvas Town, how did the war impact their everyday lives? What did the war represent to slaves in the South?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of the Medicine Man on the slave-ship. How old is this character? How would you describe the Medicine Man’s demeanor and behavior toward the slaves? Why does the Medicine Man take Aminata as an assistant?

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