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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Meena’s ship sail into St. George’s Bay in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) March 26, 1783.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) November 7, 1775.
(d) March 9, 1792.

2. When was the Dunmore's Proclamation signed?
(a) November 7, 1775.
(b) April 23, 1775.
(c) March 26, 1783.
(d) March 9, 1792.

3. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(b) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(c) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

4. What term do the slaves on the plantation use to refer to the white man in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Buckra.
(c) Kassam.
(d) Toubab.

5. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) And Now I am Old.
(b) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(c) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(d) The Shape of Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the language that Georgia teaches Meena that is just used amongst the slaves in Book Two, Chapter 7?

2. What does Mr. Appleby do after he sends Georgia away to attend a birth without Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?

3. Whom does Meena untie after he’s been assaulted by whites on the road to Shelburne in Book Three, Chapter 15?

4. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

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