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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sullivan’s Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Carolina.

2. With whose child does Meena become pregnant in Book Two, Chapter 8?
(a) Youssouf’s.
(b) Fomba’s.
(c) Mr. Appleby’s.
(d) Chekura’s.

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

4. The War of Jenkins’ Ear was a battle between what two countries?
(a) England and the Dutch.
(b) France and Spain.
(c) England and Spain.
(d) France and England.

5. What word in the narrative is used to describe any of various gourds for carrying water or liquids?
(a) Bururi.
(b) Luxane.
(c) Alassane.
(d) Calabash.

6. What year is noted in the opening of Book One, Chapter 1?
(a) 1752.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1745.

7. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1757.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1774.

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

9. By what title does Meena refer to the white man on the ship that makes her his assistant in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) The Kassam.
(b) The Medicine Man.
(c) The Bururi.
(d) The Ship Chief.

10. Fanta is one of how many wives of the chief of Meena’s village?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

11. What year is denoted by the author in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 5?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1745.

12. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) 1774.
(b) 1757.
(c) 1802.
(d) 1775.

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

14. Whom does Meena describe in Book Two, Chapter 5 as “the jolly abolitionist”?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Thomas Peters.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) Sir Stanley Hastings.

15. Who leaps overboard when her baby is killed during the uprising in Book One, Chapter 4?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Aminata.
(d) Sanu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?

2. What visitor of Mr. Appleby’s attempts to rape Meena in Book Two, Chapter 8?

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

4. What is the title of Book Two, Chapter 6?

5. In what city does Solomon Lindo live when he purchases Meena?

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