View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?
(a) She defers to their needs.
(b) She is defiant.
(c) She makes wigs to show her love for them.
(d) She desires them all.

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) Stay away from high bushes and weeds
(c) Never be alone
(d) Never be without a weapon

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

4. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?
(a) A new bow
(b) A slingshot
(c) New clothes
(d) New shoes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?

2. What does Kunta know to be the meaning of the frequent howling of women in their huts?

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

4. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 304 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample