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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?
(a) A messenger arrives with the news
(b) There is no warning
(c) A strange drum beat
(d) The wrestlers always come at this time

2. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?
(a) Never be out at night
(b) Never be without a weapon
(c) Never be alone
(d) Stay away from high bushes and weeds

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

4. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?
(a) The young boys
(b) The women
(c) The men
(d) The entire family

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?

2. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?

3. Why do Kunta and his father gather the dust of their first footprints of their journey?

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

5. How old are girls when they prepare to marry?

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