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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 one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?
(a) The prayer rug
(b) The charms at the head of his bed
(c) The arrows
(d) The hot coals of the fire

2. How old are girls when they prepare to marry?
(a) Thirty rains or older
(b) Nineteen rains or older
(c) Fourteen rains or younger
(d) Twenty rains or younger

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Kunta to live when he returns to the village after his manhood training?

2. What do the elders say is the advantage the toubob have over the tribes of Africans?

3. Why are battles begun late in the day?

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

5. What year is the baby who will be named Kunta born?

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