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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 does Kunta know to be the meaning of the frequent howling of women in their huts?
(a) That a loved one has died
(b) That a child is being born
(c) That the woman's family is hungry
(d) That a husband has taken a new wife

2. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?
(a) Mandinka
(b) Jefferson
(c) Juffure
(d) Omoro

3. What is the rule Kunta must follow when it is time to eat?
(a) Chew with his mouth closed
(b) Keep his eyes on his own food
(c) Eati only after the adults begin
(d) Never speak to adults who are eating

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

5. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?
(a) Writing of Allah
(b) A map of the locations of the tribes of Africa
(c) A map of Africa
(d) The history of their people

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?

2. Kunta's daydreams of _________ whenever he finds himself alone with his goats to tend

3. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?

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

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

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