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The Book of Negroes Quiz

Lawrence Hill
This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Book of Negroes.
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The Book of Negroes Quiz

Lawrence Hill
This Study Guide consists of approximately 64 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Book of Negroes.

Take our free The Book of Negroes 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!

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Questions 1-5 of 32:

1.

Aminata discovers that another former slave has written a book and become famous for it. What is that man’s name? (from Book Four: Toubab with black face {Freetown, 1792}; Help from the saints; G is for Grant, and O for Oswald; God willing)

2.

What are the healing qualities of Peruvian bark? (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)

3.

How do Dolly and Mrs. Lindo die? (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)

4.

What is the English abolitionist movement’s goal? (from Book Three: Nations not so blest as thee {London, 1804}; They come and go from holy ground {Manhattan, 1775}; Negroes and other property; Gone missing with my most recent exhalation {Birchtown, 1783}; My children were like phantom limbs; Elephants for want of towns)

5.

In America in the 1770s, a conflict builds between the British Loyalists and the rebels who want the British to leave. The conflict escalates into what American historical event that takes place behind the scenes in the novel? (from Book Three: Nations not so blest as thee {London, 1804}; They come and go from holy ground {Manhattan, 1775}; Negroes and other property; Gone missing with my most recent exhalation {Birchtown, 1783}; My children were like phantom limbs; Elephants for want of towns)

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