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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?
(a) A messenger arrives with the news
(b) The wrestlers always come at this time
(c) There is no warning
(d) A strange drum beat

2. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?
(a) She refuses to let him go.
(b) She begs Omoro to change his mind.
(c) She is happy and helps them pack food.
(d) She gathers her other two sons and cries.

3. What is the fate of a boy who fails the manhood training?
(a) He is given another chance the following year.
(b) He is treated always like a child and never marries.
(c) He is sent from the village.
(d) He is killed.

4. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?
(a) As soon as he can eat meat
(b) When he can talk
(c) At one year
(d) When he can walk

5. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?
(a) Digging up termite mounds
(b) Running with the dogs of the village
(c) Racing scarab dung beetles
(d) Chasing squirrels

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are girls when they prepare to marry?

2. What does Kunta know to be the truth when he feels the ship begin to move?

3. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?

4. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?

5. Why are battles begun late in the day?

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