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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 have run away from slavers.
(b) They are searching for gold.
(c) They are searching for wives.
(d) They are looking for Kunta's father.

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

4. What does Omoro say about those who become slaves during a battle against an enemy?
(a) That those men weren't brave enough to die.
(b) That those men agreed to be slaves to save their families.
(c) That those men are embittered and will eventually fight again.
(d) That those men were honored to serve the men who defeated them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kunta wearing when he wakes after his attack?

2. Why does Kunta hate the task of carrying Bell's basket of vegetables when she first begins asking him to do it?

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

4. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?

5. What is the message Kunta believes has come to him from Allah after he is on land?

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