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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the purpose of the turtle and the fish in the village well?
(a) To eat insects
(b) There is no purpose
(c) They are left there as a prank by the younger boys
(d) To provide food

4. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?
(a) The older sisters
(b) The grandmothers
(c) The midwives
(d) The mothers

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?

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

3. After whom is Kunta named?

4. What order is given to the young boy who continually talks when he should be silent?

5. What is the rule Kunta must follow when it is time to eat?

(see the answer key)

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