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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?
(a) She is defiant.
(b) She defers to their needs.
(c) She makes wigs to show her love for them.
(d) She desires them all.

3. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?
(a) The prayer rug
(b) The charms at the head of his bed
(c) The hot coals of the fire
(d) The arrows

4. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?
(a) By spending time with the minds of the ancestors.
(b) By studying with the elder griots.
(c) By reading the written ancestry of the tribes.
(d) By traveling from tribe to tribe and learning from tribe elders.

5. After whom is Kunta named?
(a) His grandfather
(b) His grandmother
(c) The midwife
(d) His father

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?

3. Kunta discovers he is chained to _________.

4. How many times do the mourning women walk around Kunta's grandmother when she dies?

5. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?

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