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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Meena say she has instructed to change none of her words in the story of her life, in Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) John Clarkson.
(b) Hector Smithers.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) Olaudah Equiano.

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

3. What does Mamed offer to teach Meena in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to ride a horse.
(c) How to sow oats.
(d) How to run away.

4. What symbols does Meena have carved into her cheeks?
(a) Lion’s faces.
(b) Suns.
(c) Crescent moons.
(d) Five-pointed stars.

5. What is the name of Meena’s baby that was taken by Mr. Appleby and sold?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Mamadu.
(c) Jimbo.
(d) Fanta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?

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

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?

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

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