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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has it been since Meena has seen Chekura when he reappears in Book Three, Chapter 13?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 3.

2. How many days is it into Meena’s inland journey with the slave-trader when she overhears him saying he plans to sell her in the next village in Book Four, Chapter 20?
(a) 31.
(b) 16.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

3. 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.

4. What is the name of the inn where Solomon Lindo and Meena stay in Book Three, Chapter 12?
(a) The Fraunces Tavern.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) Ma Rawlins’ Boarding House.
(d) The Swift Tavern.

5. What is the name of Meena’s employer at the print shop in Shelburne, Nova Scotia?
(a) Robinson Appleby.
(b) John Clarkson.
(c) Theo McArdle.
(d) Sam Fraunces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the author denote in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 11?

2. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he ran from the man who owned him in North Carolina in Book Three, Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of the black community where Meena lives in Nova Scotia?

4. Who finally tells Meena that the Weatherspoons departed on a ship with Meena’s daughter in Book Three, Chapter 15?

5. 144. What is the name of the lieutenant from the Royal Navy that comes to Birchtown to convince the blacks there to resettle in Sierra Leone in Book Three, Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described by the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 11?

2. How are the territories of the American Revolutionary War described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 13? How do these standings impact everyday life for Meena?

3. When does Meena read the peace treaty agreement from the British in Book Three, Chapter 13? What information is revealed?

4. How does Meena come to meet Colonel Baker in Book Three, Chapter 13? What does Baker tell Meena about the peace treaty?

5. What does Meena learn from John Clarkson when he returns from his visit with King Jimmy in Book Four, Chapter 19?

6. How is Dr. Falconbridge described in Book Four, Chapter 18? What does he give to Meena?

7. Why does Sam tell Meena to make a break for freedom when he does in Book Three, Chapter 12?

8. What does Mr. Witherspoon predict about the settlement at Shelburne in Book Three, Chapter 15?

9. What is the history of Sam Fraunces that he reveals to Meena in Book Three, Chapter 12? Where is Sam from?

10. How is Sam Fraunces described when he is introduced in Book Three, Chapter 12? What exchange takes place between Sam and Meena at the hotel desk?

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