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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who kills the white man that has taken Meena as his assistant on the ship during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Jimbo.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Sanu.
(d) Fomba.

2. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Buckra.
(b) Fulfulde.
(c) Gullah.
(d) Toubab.

3. Where is the narrator of the novel located in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) Bayo.
(b) Kinto.
(c) Sullivan Island.
(d) London.

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

5. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Words Swim Farther than a Man Can Walk.
(b) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(c) And Now I am Old.
(d) Three Revolutions of the Moon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does Meena’s father’s people speak?

3. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?

4. What is the language called that Georgia uses when talking to the whites in Book Two, Chapter 7?

5. What is the name of the slave giving birth when Meena and Georgia go to assist her birth in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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