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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Bururi.
(b) The Medicine Man.
(c) The Kassam.
(d) The Ship Chief.

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

4. What is the name of the Bamana woman that Meena encounters during the walking journey in the New World in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Nyeba.
(b) Tala.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Fanta.

5. Who among the slaves with Meena makes the greatest spectacle when being auctioned by fighting against the captors in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Fanta.
(b) Fomba.
(c) Sanu.
(d) Alassane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?

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

4. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. When was Charles Town founded in honor of King Charles II of England?

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