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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Pass It On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Cedella's child when he was only four months old?
(a) He learns to read.
(b) He begins to walk.
(c) He nearly dies.
(d) He is kidnapped.

2. Besides European influence, what type of traditions was Ras Tafari raised with?
(a) Shoan-Amharic traditions.
(b) Jamaican mystic traditions.
(c) He never revealed the traditions he was raised with.
(d) Native American traditions.

3. Why did Bob want to look more like a white person?
(a) Bob did not want to look more like a white person.
(b) Because he was told his skin was sinful.
(c) Because he thought he was ugly.
(d) Because these were the people with power.

4. How was a girl in Bob's culture seen if she was not pregnant by the time she was out of her teens?
(a) As intelligent and resourceful.
(b) As prude and snobbish.
(c) This is not considered.
(d) As a barren and worthless woman.

5. When Cedella found Bob in Chapter 4, "Bad Card", whose care was he under?
(a) Robert Nesta.
(b) Miss Grey.
(c) Omeriah.
(d) Captain Marley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cedella's husband tell her the day after their marriage?

2. Why did the father of Cedella's child marry her?

3. Who was the most respected citizen in Nine Miles?

4. What did Marley witness that shattered his illusions of grandeur with the African people?

5. How did Bob feel about going to Kingston?

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