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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many times do the mourning women walk around Kunta's grandmother when she dies?
(a) Seven
(b) One
(c) Twelve
(d) Five

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?

2. Why do the children of Kunta's village try to catch the flakes of ashes?

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

4. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?

5. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?

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