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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. Where does Sam tell Meena to hide out for three days in Book Three, Chapter 12?

2. What is the name of the ship that Meena and John Clarkson take to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?

3. Who runs the port at Bance Island and introduces Meena to the traders who might act as guides inland for her in Book Four, Chapter 19?

4. Who is shot by soldiers from the Sierra Leone Company as he attempts to help captives being led to slavery in Book Four, Chapter 17?

5. Who does Sam say plans to make him head chef at his residence in Mt. Vernon in Book Three, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Hector Smithers described in Book Four, Chapter 21? What is Smithers’ plight during the voyage to England?

2. What does Meena encounter when she goes to the Land Registry Office in Book Three, Chapter 14?

3. How are the territories of the American Revolutionary War described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 13? How do these standings impact everyday life for Meena?

4. How does Meena come to meet Colonel Baker in Book Three, Chapter 13? What does Baker tell Meena about the peace treaty?

5. How is Meena regarded by the white residents in the town where she’s arrived in Book Three, Chapter 14?

6. What does Meena learn from John Clarkson when he returns from his visit with King Jimmy in Book Four, Chapter 19?

7. Where is Meena taken after she has recovered from the worst of her illness in the village in Book Four, Chapter 20?

8. How is Dr. Falconbridge described in Book Four, Chapter 18? What does he give to Meena?

9. What argument does Thomas Peters present regarding the Sierra Leone Company ships in Book Four, Chapter 17?

10. What does Mr. Witherspoon predict about the settlement at Shelburne in Book Three, Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the trauma that Aminata encounters upon seeing both of her parents killed in Book One, Chapter 2. How are Aminata’s mother and father each killed? What effects do you think these traumatic occurrences had on the mindset of Aminata?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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