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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What initials were branded into Meena’s chest when she was abducted and sold into slavery?
(a) A.D.
(b) M.O.
(c) B.R.
(d) G.O.

3. When was Charles Town founded in honor of King Charles II of England?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1762.
(c) 1670.
(d) 1598.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of the village where Meena was born in the novel?

5. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?

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