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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 One, Chapter 2?
2. By what name does Dolly refer to the estate owned by Solomon Lindo?
3. What language does Meena’s father’s people speak?
4. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?
5. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When and where does the narrator say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1? What does she say should happen if she should die before completing her life story?
3. How is the character of Dolly described in Book Two, Chapter 9?
4. Whose deaths does Meena describe hearing about through the fishnet in the beginning of Book Two, Chapter 10?
5. How does Aminata describe the history of storytellers in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?
6. Where and when does Book One, Chapter 1 open? How does the narrator introduce herself in this chapter?
7. How is the procedure of the slave auction described in Book Two, Chapter 6?
8. What setting is described in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2? How is the setting described?
9. How does Meena describe the devastation of the smallpox plague of 1774 in Book Two, Chapter 10?
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
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 2
Discuss Aminata’s journey to the plantation in Book Two, Chapter 6. How far does Meena travel by foot from Sullivan Island to St. Helena Island in South Carolina? How many days does this journey take? How does Meena describe the journey?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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