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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) A blue scarf.
(b) A seashell.
(c) A red-striped kerchief.
(d) A ring made from metal.

3. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(b) Three Revolutions of the Moon.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) They Call Me an ‘African’.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?

2. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?

3. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?

4. What is the year that the author denotes in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 6?

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

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