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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A slingshot
(b) A charm
(c) A pouch
(d) A story

2. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?
(a) A panther
(b) An old man
(c) An elephant
(d) A thorn

3. Kunta's daydreams of _________ whenever he finds himself alone with his goats to tend
(a) A mighty lion
(b) A wildebeast
(c) An angry elephant
(d) A wounded buffalo

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

5. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?
(a) Yasia
(b) Lamin
(c) Kairaba
(d) Larry

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?

2. How does Kunta know he and his mates are approaching a freshly cut bamboo grove?

3. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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