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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Hector Smithers.
(b) Olaudah Equiano.
(c) John Clarkson.
(d) Scott Wilson.

2. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Fulfulde.
(b) Buckra.
(c) Gullah.
(d) Toubab.

3. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1757.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1811.

4. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?
(a) 10%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 75%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 6?

3. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?

4. What is the date listed by the author in the opening of Book One, Chapter 2?

5. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?

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