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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 81-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Kunta and Lamin have when they return to Juffure?
(a) Seeds for new crops
(b) A panther hide
(c) A collection of elephant tusks
(d) Enough gold to buy a cow

2. What new job is Kunta given after the incident with the house girl's attempted escape?
(a) To learn to read
(b) To learn to clean inside
(c) To drive the master
(d) To care for the horses of visitors

3. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?
(a) An old man
(b) An elephant
(c) A panther
(d) A thorn

4. What does Kunta learn is the purpose of the trip being taken by the three young men who arrive one day at his village?
(a) They are searching for gold.
(b) They have run away from slavers.
(c) They are searching for wives.
(d) They are looking for Kunta's father.

5. What is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?
(a) Carrying firewood and water
(b) Gardening
(c) Mending fences
(d) Working the fields

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does George come to have as his permanent assignment?

2. Why does Kunta feel uneasy about Missy Anne's teaching Kizzy the letters of the alphabet?

3. What infirmity does the "brown" man have during Kunta's recuperation?

4. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?

5. What does Kizzy learn will keep her new master busy for several days, thereby saving her from being raped again for that length of time?

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