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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 is the name of the village that Chekura says he’s from in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. In what year does Meena say a smallpox epidemic swept through her region, killing over 200 people, in Book Two, Chapter 10?

3. Whom does Dolly describe as “the boss woman” of the white people and also “the Black Queen” in Book Two, Chapter 9?

4. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose deaths does Meena describe hearing about through the fishnet in the beginning of Book Two, Chapter 10?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Meena overcome the attack from Master Appleby in Book Two, Chapter 8?

10. How does Dolly teach Meena in her daily tasks in Book Two, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the characters of Fomba and Aminata’s parents in the novel. How old do you imagine Aminata’s mother and father to be? What is the term used to describe Fomba’s status in the village? How does Aminata feel about Fomba’s status as a slave?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the process by which the slaves were captured and taken prisoner prior to shipment in the slave trade. How did the captors ensure the captives were unable to escape? How were the slave-traders able to pass through each village on their journey?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the perceptions of the slaves upon arriving at Sullivan’s Island. How different is this setting from their native Africa? How were the slaves dressed when they arrived here? How were they treated?

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