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

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

3. What is the title of the book Dr. Falconbridge wrote about his experiences as a surgeon on slave-ships?
(a) To Purge this Land with Blood.
(b) Slave Trading in the Old South.
(c) The House of Bondage, or, Charlotte Brooks and Other Slaves.
(d) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa.

4. What is Book Three, Chapter 12’s title?
(a) The Shape of Africa.
(b) Words Come Late from a Wet-nurse.
(c) They Come and Go from Holy Ground.
(d) Nations Not So Blest as Thee.

5. 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) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Book Three, Chapter 15?

2. Who does Sam say plans to make him head chef at his residence in Mt. Vernon in Book Three, Chapter 13?

3. What is the name of the ship that Solomon Lindo and Meena take to New York in Book Three, Chapter 12?

4. How much money does the British military pay Meena per week to record names into the Book of Negroes in Book Three, Chapter 13?

5. What is the name of the ship that Meena takes to England in Book Four, Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How are Meena’s friends and fellow colonists in Freetown killed in Book Four, Chapter 17?

4. What leads up to the riots in Birchtown in Book Three, Chapter 15? Where does Meena go for shelter when the riots break out?

5. 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?

6. What does Meena encounter when she goes to the Land Registry Office in Book Three, Chapter 14?

7. 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?

8. What takes place when Meena testifies before the parliamentary committee in Book Four, Chapter 21?

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

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

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