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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kunta remain away from the Fiddler's house during Christmas?
(a) Fiddler is ill.
(b) Kunta is called to work extra hours at the big house.
(c) Kunta is suddenly ill.
(d) Kunta fears Allah will not like it.

2. How many strings does the instrument called a kora have?
(a) Twenty-four
(b) Six
(c) Eighteen
(d) Twelve

3. What does Kunta believe to be the reason for the scrubbing, medicating and shaving just after land is sighted?
(a) That they are to be sent to Allah.
(b) That they are being prepared for sale.
(c) That they are to be killed.
(d) That they are to be eaten.

4. What is the meaning of the name Kunta chooses for Bell's daughter?
(a) Freedom
(b) You stay put
(c) Child of God
(d) Remain faithful

5. Why does Kunta hate the task of carrying Bell's basket of vegetables when she first begins asking him to do it?
(a) He fears going into the big house.
(b) He doesn't want to interact with anyone.
(c) The women in Africa carry their own.
(d) It interrupts his own work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kunta know to be the truth when he feels the ship begin to move?

3. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?

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

5. What two items are used to stuff mattresses for the slaves?

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