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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 title of Book Two, Chapter 8?

2. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

3. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?

4. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of Meena’s baby that was taken by Mr. Appleby and sold?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. How does the narrator conclude the chapter in Book Two, Chapter 6? What are her thoughts focused on in this section of the text?

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

7. Why is Aminata given the name “Meena” by the other slaves on the plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

9. What is Meena’s full name? Why is she located in her current setting in Book One, Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the character of Solomon Lindo as Meena’s new owner. How does Lindo differ from Robinson Appleby? What are Meena’s impressions of Mrs. Lindo? How does Meena’s relationship with Solomon Lindo evolve?

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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