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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?
(a) As soon as he can eat meat
(b) When he can walk
(c) At one year
(d) When he can talk

2. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?
(a) New clothes
(b) New shoes
(c) A new bow
(d) A slingshot

3. What do the men of the village give the "magic man" when he arrives at Jeffure?
(a) Prayers
(b) Gifts
(c) Nothing
(d) A beating

4. What year is the baby who will be named Kunta born?
(a) 1850
(b) 1887
(c) 1570
(d) 1750

5. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?
(a) Lamin
(b) No One
(c) Yasia
(d) Nyo Boto

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?

3. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?

4. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?

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

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