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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?
(a) That they must hunt wild animals for food.
(b) That a part of their food is taken away.
(c) That they are made to fight each other.
(d) That they are left in the forest to find their way back alone.

2. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?
(a) They are prohibited by the religion.
(b) They are protected by Allah.
(c) The spirits of ancestors reside in owls.
(d) They are elusive.

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

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

5. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A charm
(b) A story
(c) A pouch
(d) A slingshot

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?

3. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?

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

5. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?

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