The Book of Negroes Quiz

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1.

Which slave owner first purchases Aminata? (from Book Two: And my story waits like a restful beast {London, 1803}; They call me an 'African' {Sullivan's Island, 1757}; Words can swim farther than a man can walk {St. Helena's Island, 1757}; Milk for the longest nursing; The shape of Africa {Charles Town, 1762}; Words come late from a wet-nurse)

Happy Jack.

Solomon Lindo.

Robinson Appleby.

William Armstrong.

2.

What is a djeli? (from Book One: And now I am old {London, 1802}; Small hands were good {Bayo, 1745}; Three revolutions of the moon; We glide over the unburied)

Preacher.

Slave.

Villager.

Storyteller.

3.

Which company manages Freetown and has arranged for Aminata and a few hundred of her peers to return to Africa? (from Book Four: Toubab with black face {Freetown, 1792}; Help from the saints; G is for Grant, and O for Oswald; God willing)

The Green Casket Company.

The Sierra Leone Company.

The Richmond Dolstatz Company.

The English Tea Company.

4.

Which two people is Aminata forbidden to speak to, for fear they will influence her story? (from Book Four: Grand djeli of the academy {London, 1802})

Dante and Betty Ann.

The King and the Queen.

Clarkson and Hastings.

Wilberforce and the Queen.

5.

Which prominent abolitionist wants to write Aminata's life story? (from Book Four: Grand djeli of the academy {London, 1802})

John Clarkson.

William Armstrong.

Sir Stanley Hastings.

William Wilberforce.

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