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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman who tends Kunta after his failed escape attempt?
(a) Bell
(b) Brenda
(c) Bando
(d) Binta

2. How do the women on the ship relay information to the men?
(a) They send messages along the lines of the captives.
(b) The women share information while passing out food and water.
(c) They pass notes.
(d) They sing it while the men are on deck.

3. What is Kunta wearing when he wakes after his attack?
(a) His own bloodied clothes
(b) Only a loincloth
(c) Nothing
(d) White man's clothing

4. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?
(a) An old man
(b) An elephant
(c) A panther
(d) A thorn

5. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?
(a) To provide decoration
(b) To keep Kunta from having bad dreams
(c) To ensure good hunting
(d) To ward off evil spirits

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the instrument Kunta hears being played by an African slave owned by the father of Kunta's master?

2. What is the sign of mourning recognized by the slaves?

3. What does Kizzy learn will keep her new master busy for several days, thereby saving her from being raped again for that length of time?

4. What does Bell eventually reveal about her life before she married Kunta?

5. What are Kunta and the other captives given on their seventh morning on land?

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