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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 child is being born
(b) That the woman's family is hungry
(c) That a loved one has died
(d) That a husband has taken a new wife

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) Stay away from high bushes and weeds
(d) Never be alone

3. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) There is no set number
(d) Five

4. After whom is Kunta named?
(a) His father
(b) His grandmother
(c) The midwife
(d) His grandfather

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?

3. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?

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

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

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