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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1777.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1759.

2. What is the name of Appleby’s black assistant who takes over as overseer in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) Alassane.
(b) Mamed.
(c) Nyeba.
(d) Youssouf

3. In what newspaper does Meena first see the notice from the Sierra Leone Company for free resettlement in Africa in Book Three, Chapter 16?
(a) The Royal Gazette.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The London Times.

4. When Meena finally recognizes the song that is sung during the church service, she recalls who having sung it on the slave-ship in Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) King Jimmy.
(b) The Medicine Man.
(c) Robinson Appleby.
(d) Daddy Moses.

5. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 3?
(a) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(b) They Call Me an ‘African’.
(c) The Shape of Africa.
(d) Three Revolutions of the Moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Chekura say he is in Book One, Chapter 3?

2. What is Meena’s full name in the novel?

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

4. What is the title of the book Dr. Falconbridge wrote about his experiences as a surgeon on slave-ships?

5. What is the name of the village where the slave-trader tells his workers he intends to sell Meena in Book Four, Chapter 20?

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