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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Aminata.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Youssouf.

2. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?
(a) A parrot.
(b) A lion.
(c) A cat.
(d) A dog.

3. How far along in her pregnancy does Meena surmise Fanta is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

4. Who is the king that Meena says she is to meet in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) King Charles II.
(b) King George III.
(c) King Edward IV.
(d) King James I.

5. What was Meena’s mother’s job in the village where Meena grew up?
(a) Djeli.
(b) Village cook.
(c) Midwife.
(d) Village chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 4?

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

3. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?

4. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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