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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what location is Book Three, Chapter 11 set?
(a) )Freetown.
(b) London.
(c) Bayo.
(d) Kinta

2. What name does Meena give her daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?
(a) May.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Sanu.
(d) Tala.

3. What does Sanu name her baby in Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Youssouf.
(c) Aminata.
(d) Alassane.

4. How does Meena describe the traditional way that African women carry their babies?
(a) In a sling around their waist.
(b) In a sling on their heads.
(c) In a sling by their stomachs.
(d) In a sling on their backs.

5. From what people does Meena say her father came in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Oromo people.
(b) The Somali people.
(c) The Fula people.
(d) The Bamana people.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what percentage of the people does Meena say were Muslim in her village growing up?

2. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 10?

3. Around what year does Meena say she was born in Book One, Chapter 1?

4. What term does Solomon Lindo tell Meena he prefers to use, rather than “slave,” in Book Two, Chapter 9?

5. Where is the Joseph departing for when it leaves New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?

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