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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?
(a) Amanita Maria.
(b) Amanita Equiano.
(c) Aminata Diallo.
(d) Aminata Amiki.

2. What kind of business is Alverna Witherspoon’s husband said to run in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) A whaling business.
(b) A print shop.
(c) A gold mining business.
(d) A trapping business.

3. Who runs the port at Bance Island and introduces Meena to the traders who might act as guides inland for her in Book Four, Chapter 19?
(a) Theo McArdle.
(b) King Jimmy.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) William Armstrong.

4. How many passengers on Meena’s ship die on the voyage to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

5. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1745.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?

2. Whom does Meena describe attending a church service with in Book Three, Chapter 11?

3. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 11?

4. What is the name of the black cellist that Meena and Solomon Lindo go to see in concert in Book Three, Chapter 12?

5. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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