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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 is the holy book of Islam?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Rigveda.
(c) The Qur’an.
(d) The Ginza Rba.

2. How is Meena’s father killed by the captors?
(a) He is thrown overboard.
(b) He is beaten to death.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is hung.

3. What is the word that Meena uses to describe the storyteller in her village in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Djeli.
(b) Bururi.
(c) Bayo.
(d) Youssouf.

4. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

2. What wild animal kills the daughter of one of the captives in Book One, Chapter 3?

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

4. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?

5. The man that takes Meena as his assistant on the slave ship has what kind of pet in his quarters?

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