1. Belinda’s Petition Questions

2. Belinda’s Petition  1. Is Belinda writing this petition for herself? How do you know?

3. Belinda’s Petition  2. Where was Belinda born and how many years ago? How do you know?

4. Belinda’s Petition  3. Describe the country where Belinda was born.

5. Belinda’s Petition  4. How was the first part of her life lived?

6. Belinda’s Petition  5. What terrible happened to Belinda as she was living her happy life?

7. Belinda’s Petition  6. Belinda realizes she will be a slave until when?

8. Belinda’s Petition  7. For how many years has she been a slave to the Royall family?

9. Belinda’s Petition  8. What happened to the Royall family?  9. What happened to Belinda?  10. What is Belinda petitioning for?

10. Belinda’s Petition Answers  1. Is Belinda writing this petition for herself? How do you know? No. In the first paragraph on page 21 the first sentence states “since she” indicating someone else is writing the petition for Belinda.

11. Belinda’s Petition Answer  2. In the first sentence it states that 70 years have passed since she was born in Rio de Valta.

12. Belinda’s Petition Answer  3. The county was beautiful. There was air in valleys and fruits as well as forests.

13. Belinda’s Petition Answer  4. She lived the first part of her life happily.

14. Belinda’s Petition Answer  5. Belinda was kidnapped from the shore and her family and taken as a slave.

15. Belinda’s Petition Answer  6. Belinda realizes she will be a slave until death.

16. Belinda’s Petition Answer  7. Belinda has been a slave to the Royall family for fifty years.

17. Belinda’s Petition Answer 8. The Royall family fled because of the (Revolutionary) war. 9. The Royall family abandoned her 10. Belinda is petitioning for money for herself and her daughter.