She Would Be King Quiz

Print

Word

PDF

Take our free She Would Be King quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

Why was Dey beaten and sold? (from Pages 39 – 64)

He exploded in violent anger towards his owners after finding out his pregnant wife had been beaten to death.

He talked back to his previous owner.

He exploded in violent anger towards Mister Emerson after finding out his pregnant daughter had been beaten to death.

He got another slave pregnant when she was not his wife.

2.

What animal does Gbessa encounter as she is leaving the village? (from Pages 1 – 27)

A poisonous spider.

A panther.

A bear.

A poisonous snake.

3.

Who is Sia, and what happens to her? (from Pages 233 – 242)

Sia is a black woman in the village where June Dey and Norman are kept prisoner. She is shot and killed in an attack by slavers.

Sia is an Ol' Ma in the village where June Dey and Norman Aragon are kept prisoners. She leads the counter-attack against the French slavers.

Sia is a white woman and fellow prisoner in the village where June Dey and Norman are kept prisoner. She is shot and killed in an attack by slavers.

Sia is the heartbroken mother of a child killed in the attack by French slavers. She kills the leader of the attack, and is herself shot.

4.

Who is the father of Darlene's aborted child? (from Pages 65 - 90)

Darlene's husband.

The owner of a neighboring plantation.

Dey.

Master Emerson.

5.

What does Cuffie tell Norman about Nanni’s hopes to live in Africa? (from Pages 111 - 122)

That they were lies; Cuffie reveals that Nanni wanted to return to her husband in America.

That they were lies; Cuffie reveals that Nanni wanted to live in England.

That they were foolish and dangerous.

That they were expressions of Norman's destiny.

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying She Would Be King.

Browse all BookRags Study Guides.

Copyrights