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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. 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?

2. 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”?

3. Who runs the port at Bance Island and introduces Meena to the traders who might act as guides inland for her in Book Four, Chapter 19?

4. What is the title of Book Four, Chapter 21?

5. Whom does Meena describe attending a church service with in Book Three, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of the Medicine Man on the slave-ship. How old is this character? How would you describe the Medicine Man’s demeanor and behavior toward the slaves? Why does the Medicine Man take Aminata as an assistant?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Chief Biton and his organization and planning of the slave revolt in Book One, Chapter 4. How was Biton able to unlock his shackles? How was information passed between the slaves? Why do you think the revolt was unsuccessful?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the trauma that Aminata encounters upon seeing both of her parents killed in Book One, Chapter 2. How are Aminata’s mother and father each killed? What effects do you think these traumatic occurrences had on the mindset of Aminata?

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