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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Kunta and his father gather the dust of their first footprints of their journey?
(a) To ensure their footprints would return to that place.
(b) To have a piece of home with them at all times.
(c) That dirt is blessed by Kunta's mother.
(d) There is no explanation.

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

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

4. Why does Kunta begin eating the horrible gruel that's put before him?
(a) So that he will regain his strength.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) To keep from being beaten for not eating.
(d) He comes to accept that it's all that will be offered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a shrouded moon signify?

2. How does Kunta know he and his mates are approaching a freshly cut bamboo grove?

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

4. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?

5. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?

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