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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Meena’s father by trade when she is a young girl?
(a) A medicine man.
(b) A jeweler.
(c) A slave-trader.
(d) The village chief.

3. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?
(a) Aminata Diallo.
(b) Amanita Equiano.
(c) Amanita Maria.
(d) Aminata Amiki.

4. Who does Chekura say sold him to the slave-traders in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Solomon Lindo refer to as the system he is putting Meena on, wherein she will work for her wages?
(a) The self-hire system.
(b) The indentured servant system.
(c) The out-pay system.
(d) The servant system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?

2. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?

3. Who encourages Meena to learn the language of the white man but not to teach him theirs, in Book One, Chapter 4?

4. What word is used by Meena and the Africans to describe the white man in Book One, Chapter 3?

5. What is the name of the female slave that is taken on the walking journey along with Fomba and Meena in Book Two, Chapter 6?

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