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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robinson Appleby’s indigo plantation is located on what island?
(a) Sullivan Island.
(b) St. Helena Island.
(c) Montgomery Island.
(d) Ellis Island.

2. What is the name of the place that everyone tells Meena she is from in Book Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Africa.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) Ghana.

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

4. How does Meena say Fomba was killed in Book Two, Chapter 10?
(a) He was shot by a night patroller.
(b) He drowned in the river.
(c) He was hung by Mr. Appleby.
(d) He contracted smallpox.

5. What gift does Chekura give to Meena on his first visit to see her in Book Two, Chapter 7?
(a) A blue scarf.
(b) A red-striped kerchief.
(c) A ring made from metal.
(d) A seashell.

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

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

8. From what people does Meena describe her mother coming from in Book One, Chapter 2?
(a) The Oromo people.
(b) The Bamana people.
(c) The Somali people.
(d) The Fula people.

9. What is the holy book of Islam?
(a) The Ginza Rba.
(b) The Qur’an.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Rigveda.

10. What is the name of the son Dolly gives birth to in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Harry.
(b) Kassam.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Youssouf.

11. Whom does Dolly describe as “the Boss man of the whole land” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) King Henry IX.
(b) President Adams.
(c) King Charles III.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

13. Whom does Dolly describe as “the boss woman” of the white people and also “the Black Queen” in Book Two, Chapter 9?
(a) Queen Virginia.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Queen Mary.
(d) Queen Charlotte.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Meena say a smallpox epidemic swept through her region, killing over 200 people, in Book Two, Chapter 10?

2. When did the War of Jenkins’ Ear take place?

3. What is the title of Book One, Chapter 2?

4. Approximately how many slaves does Meena describe at Appleby’s indigo plantation in Book Two, Chapter 7?

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

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