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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 91-100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the turtle and the fish in the village well?
(a) There is no purpose
(b) They are left there as a prank by the younger boys
(c) To eat insects
(d) To provide food

2. Why does Kunta take the seasoned block of wood back to this hut?
(a) To prop his table on
(b) To sit on
(c) To use for firewood
(d) To carve

3. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?
(a) There is no significance.
(b) He is signalling an appreciation for her sewing ability.
(c) He is expressing his interest in marriage.
(d) He is offering to trade her a gift for the head piece.

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

5. What is the gift Kunta gives Bell?
(a) A basket of flowers
(b) A mortar and pestle
(c) A large bowl
(d) A carved totem

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kunta feel uneasy about Missy Anne's teaching Kizzy the letters of the alphabet?

2. What do the men of the village give the "magic man" when he arrives at Jeffure?

3. What is the name of Matilda and George's seventh child?

4. Why is Kunta told he should put away the African charm he wears?

5. What is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?

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