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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the son Dolly gives birth to in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Harry.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Youssouf.
(d) Kassam.

2. Meena insists to the abolitionists in Book Two, Chapter 5 that she cannot condemn the slave trade without condemning what as well?
(a) The Americans.
(b) Africa.
(c) Slavery itself.
(d) The British.

3. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?
(a) Theo McArdle.
(b) Sam Fraunces.
(c) John Clarkson.
(d) Robinson Appleby.

4. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Calabash.
(c) Luxane.
(d) Alassane.

5. How much money per day does Meena earn doing housework for the Witherspoons in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 1 shilling.
(c) 5 shillings.
(d) 3 shillings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the older black man that Dolly buys most of her food items from in town each day in Book Two, Chapter 9?

3. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?

5. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?

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