The Book of Negroes Quiz

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1.

What are the healing qualities of Peruvian bark? (from Book Two: And my story waits like a restful beast {London, 1803}; They call me an 'African' {Sullivan's Island, 1757}; Words can swim farther than a man can walk {St. Helena's Island, 1757}; Milk for the longest nursing; The shape of Africa {Charles Town, 1762}; Words come late from a wet-nurse)

It heals cuts.

It is the best treatment for fever.

It helps during menstruation.

It works as a salve for sore muscles.

2.

In America in the 1770s, a conflict builds between the British Loyalists and the rebels who want the British to leave. The conflict escalates into what American historical event that takes place behind the scenes in the novel? (from Book Three: Nations not so blest as thee {London, 1804}; They come and go from holy ground {Manhattan, 1775}; Negroes and other property; Gone missing with my most recent exhalation {Birchtown, 1783}; My children were like phantom limbs; Elephants for want of towns)

The Revolutionary War.

The Civil War.

The Battle of Gettysburg.

The Siege of Yorkton.

3.

What is a buckra? (from Book Two: And my story waits like a restful beast {London, 1803}; They call me an 'African' {Sullivan's Island, 1757}; Words can swim farther than a man can walk {St. Helena's Island, 1757}; Milk for the longest nursing; The shape of Africa {Charles Town, 1762}; Words come late from a wet-nurse)

Horse.

White woman.

Slave owner.

White man.

4.

Which two people is Aminata forbidden to speak to, for fear they will influence her story? (from Book Four: Grand djeli of the academy {London, 1802})

Clarkson and Hastings.

Wilberforce and the Queen.

Dante and Betty Ann.

The King and the Queen.

5.

What is Aminata's religion? (from Book One: And now I am old {London, 1802}; Small hands were good {Bayo, 1745}; Three revolutions of the moon; We glide over the unburied)

Muslim.

Jewish.

Christian.

Buddhist.

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