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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?
(a) That they force their captives to walk until they die.
(b) That they take captives to eat them.
(c) That they take captives to become their slaves.
(d) That they kill their captives as offerings to their gods.

2. What is the rule Kunta must follow when it is time to eat?
(a) Keep his eyes on his own food
(b) Never speak to adults who are eating
(c) Chew with his mouth closed
(d) Eati only after the adults begin

3. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?
(a) She is defiant.
(b) She desires them all.
(c) She defers to their needs.
(d) She makes wigs to show her love for them.

4. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?
(a) They are prohibited by the religion.
(b) They are elusive.
(c) The spirits of ancestors reside in owls.
(d) They are protected by Allah.

5. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?
(a) That they are made to fight each other.
(b) That they are left in the forest to find their way back alone.
(c) That a part of their food is taken away.
(d) That they must hunt wild animals for food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?

2. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?

3. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?

4. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?

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

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