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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 happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?
(a) It wanders away and is lost.
(b) It dies giving birth.
(c) It is killed by a hyena.
(d) It is killed by a panther.

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 Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?
(a) Gives her food
(b) Throws the hounds off her scent
(c) Hides her in the barn
(d) Draws her a map

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 given nothing to eat.
(c) He is beaten in front of the other boys.
(d) He is sent to catch a live bird.

5. What is the fate of the Wolof who attacks the toubobs?
(a) He is beheaded then slashed with whips.
(b) He is shot and tossed overboard where sharks eat the body.
(c) He is beheaded and tossed overboard where sharks eat the body.
(d) He is whipped to death then beheaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?

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

3. What does Fiddler say happened to his previous master?

4. How many days is Kunta held in the hold of the ship before being allowed on deck?

5. What is the fate of the man who has an infected wound on his leg?

(see the answer key)

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