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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A slingshot
(b) A story
(c) A pouch
(d) A charm

2. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?
(a) That they are left in the forest to find their way back alone.
(b) That a part of their food is taken away.
(c) That they must hunt wild animals for food.
(d) That they are made to fight each other.

3. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?
(a) A map of Africa
(b) Writing of Allah
(c) The history of their people
(d) A map of the locations of the tribes of Africa

4. How is Kunta fed when he becomes too weak to eat for himself?
(a) A woman chews the food and then forces it between his lips
(b) He isn't fed
(c) Through a tube
(d) By pouring watered gruel down his throat

5. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Five
(d) There is no set number

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the men of the village talking about when Kunta finds himself gathered around their fire?

2. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Binta to mark his next step into manhood?

3. After whom is Kunta named?

4. What order is given to the young boy who continually talks when he should be silent?

5. What is the fate of the Wolof who attacks the toubobs?

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