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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Meena learn the British plan to relocate blacks that have served the British forces in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) London.
(b) Nova Scotia.
(c) Sierra Leone.
(d) Cape Hope.

2. Who is the Temne chief that sends canoes out to the Sierra Leone fleet to bring the passengers ashore in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) King Mamadu.
(b) Olaudah Equiano.
(c) King Jimmy.
(d) Chief Nyeba.

3. Where do the British set up the enrollment area where blacks can line up for emigration and have their name recorded in the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) Ma Rainey’s Boarding House.
(b) The Fraunces Tavern.
(c) The New York Public Library.
(d) St. Paul’s Chapel.

4. 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 London Times.
(b) The Royal Gazette.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

5. Who does Sam say plans to make him head chef at his residence in Mt. Vernon in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Samuel Adams.
(c) William McKinley.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

6. How much money does the British military pay Meena per week to record names into the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 2 pounds.
(b) 1 pound.
(c) 5 shillings.
(d) 3 shillings.

7. One requirement for relocation by the British was having served the British forces for how long during the Revolutionary War?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

8. Who is the former slave author that Dr. Falconbridge’s wife suggests Meena write an autobiography like in Book Four, Chapter 18?
(a) King Jimmy.
(b) Olaudah Equiano.
(c) Scott Wilson.
(d) Daddy Moses.

9. Whom does Meena describe attending a church service with in Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) Daddy Moses.
(b) Solomon Lindo.
(c) Sir Stanley Hastings.
(d) Alverna Witherspoon.

10. 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) The Medicine Man.
(b) King Jimmy.
(c) Daddy Moses.
(d) Robinson Appleby.

11. On what date does the Joseph depart from New York in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) April 23, 1775.
(b) November 7, 1775.
(c) November 7, 1783.
(d) August 15, 1783.

12. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) Toubab with Black Face.
(b) Grand Djeli of the Academy.
(c) We Glide Over the Unburied.
(d) Small Hands Were Good.

13. What section of the British peace treaty for the American Revolution stated that the British would not be taking "any Negroes or other Property of the American Inhabitants" in their retreat”?
(a) Section X.
(b) Section VII.
(c) Section III
(d) Section IX.

14. How much does Sam start out paying Meena per week when she begins working for him in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 7 shillings.
(c) 5 shillings.
(d) 1 shilling.

15. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1774.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Meena’s ship sail into St. George’s Bay in Book Four, Chapter 17?

2. On what date does Meena say she and Chekura conceived their second child in Book Three, Chapter 13?

3. What is the name of John Clarkson’s brother who greets Meena upon her arrival to London in Book Four, Chapter 21?

4. What is the name of the slave-trader who agrees to take Meena inland in Book Four, Chapter 20?

5. How many passengers on Meena’s ship die on the voyage to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?

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