Roots | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapters 1-10

1. What year is the baby who will be named Kunta born?

2. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?

3. After whom is Kunta named?

4. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?

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

6. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?

7. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?

8. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?

9. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?

10. According to custom, when is Kunta...
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