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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kizzy not offer to teach her son to read and write?
(a) She has forgotten how herself.
(b) She wants him to be ready to learn.
(c) She knows it's against the law.
(d) She feels the knowledge ruined her own life.

2. What is the name of the brother born during Kunta's manhood training?
(a) Madi
(b) Sundiata
(c) Lamin
(d) Suwadu

3. Why do the young men grow lots of food?
(a) To feed their families
(b) To entice game
(c) To provide for the village
(d) To trade for things they can't grow

4. What job does George come to have as his permanent assignment?
(a) Working with the gamecocks
(b) Working as the houseboy for dinner parties
(c) Working in the fields
(d) He has no permanent job

5. What is the instrument Kunta hears being played by an African slave owned by the father of Kunta's master?
(a) A drum
(b) A bongo
(c) A harp
(d) A qua-qua

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?

3. What is the name of the brown man who first befriends Kunta?

4. What new job is Kunta given after the incident with the house girl's attempted escape?

5. How does Kunta know he and his mates are approaching a freshly cut bamboo grove?

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