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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 61-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?
(a) She refuses to let him go.
(b) She gathers her other two sons and cries.
(c) She is happy and helps them pack food.
(d) She begs Omoro to change his mind.

2. Kunta's daydreams of _________ whenever he finds himself alone with his goats to tend
(a) An angry elephant
(b) A wildebeast
(c) A wounded buffalo
(d) A mighty lion

3. How does Kunta know he and his mates are approaching a freshly cut bamboo grove?
(a) He sees it.
(b) He smells it through his hood.
(c) He hears the slaves talking about it.
(d) He senses it from the direction they are walking.

4. What order is given to the young boy who continually talks when he should be silent?
(a) He is sent back to the village.
(b) He is sent to catch a live bird.
(c) He is given nothing to eat.
(d) He is beaten in front of the other boys.

5. What does Bell say she discovered about the slaves if their master dies without a wife?
(a) That his niece will inherit them.
(b) That they will be freed.
(c) That they will be sold with the plantation.
(d) That they will be given to his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?

2. What is the one thing Kunta believes he has kept despite having lost his African heritage?

3. Who tells the slaves about the Manumission Act that allows masters to free their slaves?

4. What is the fate of a boy who fails the manhood training?

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

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