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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Temne chief that sends canoes out to the Sierra Leone fleet to bring the passengers ashore in Book Four, Chapter 17?

2. How many years ago does Thomas Peters say he came to Nova Scotia in Book Three, Chapter 16?

3. How old was Sam Fraunces when he was sent away from his family and traveled to New York?

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?

5. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What visitor comes to Daddy Moses’ chapel asking for a collection in Book Three, Chapter 16? What is this character’s objective?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Alverna Witherspoon described in Book Three, Chapter 15? Where does Meena meet Mrs. Witherspoon?

8. On what date does Meena run for freedom in Book Three, Chapter 12? What does she awaken to on her first day as a runaway slave?

9. What year and setting are described in the opening of Book Three, Chapter 12? What are Meena’s impressions of this setting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the birth of Mamadu, his “kidnapping,” and Meena’s despair over Mamadu’s loss in Book Two, Chapter 8. Who takes Mamadu? Why? How does Meena respond to this tragedy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Dolly and Jimbo in the narrative. How old is Dolly? How long has Dolly worked for the Lindos? What are Meena’s impressions of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the American Revolutionary War on the lives of black Americans. For free blacks, like those living in Canvas Town, how did the war impact their everyday lives? What did the war represent to slaves in the South?

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