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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. 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) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Samuel Adams.
(d) William McKinley.

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

3. What is the name of the ship that Meena and John Clarkson take to Africa in Book Four, Chapter 17?
(a) The Lucretia.
(b) The Sierra Leone Packet.
(c) The Queen Charlotte.
(d) The King George.

4. How many years has it been since Meena has seen John Clarkson when he meets her upon her arrival in London in Book Four, Chapter 21?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young black woman that Meena sees in the crowd as she approaches Buckingham Palace for her tea with the King in Book Four, Chapter 21?

2. Where was Sam, the proprietor of the hotel, born and raised, according to the narrator in Book Three, Chapter 12?

3. What is Book Three, Chapter 12’s title?

4. Who is the former slave author that Dr. Falconbridge’s wife suggests Meena write an autobiography like in Book Four, Chapter 18?

5. Where is the location of the offices of the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade that Meena is taken to in Book Four, Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Lieutenant Clarkson present to Daddy Moses’ congregation in Book Three, Chapter 16?

2. How much time has passed between the ending of Book Four, Chapter 19 and the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 20? How does Meena describe this period of time?

3. How much money does Meena give to the visitor at Daddy Moses’ chapel in Book Three, Chapter 16? What story does this character relate upon his return?

4. How is the setting described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 14? What does Meena think of this setting?

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

6. What argument does Thomas Peters present regarding the Sierra Leone Company ships in Book Four, Chapter 17?

7. How is the character of Hector Smithers described in Book Four, Chapter 21? What is Smithers’ plight during the voyage to England?

8. What ship is Meena aboard in the beginning of Book Four, Chapter 17? Where is the ship sailing and how many passengers are aboard?

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

10. Where is Meena taken after she has recovered from the worst of her illness in the village in Book Four, Chapter 20?

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