View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?
(a) To keep Kunta from having bad dreams
(b) To provide decoration
(c) To ward off evil spirits
(d) To ensure good hunting

2. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?
(a) By reading the written ancestry of the tribes.
(b) By traveling from tribe to tribe and learning from tribe elders.
(c) By spending time with the minds of the ancestors.
(d) By studying with the elder griots.

3. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?
(a) It dies giving birth.
(b) It is killed by a hyena.
(c) It wanders away and is lost.
(d) It is killed by a panther.

4. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?
(a) Writing of Allah
(b) The history of their people
(c) A map of the locations of the tribes of Africa
(d) A map of Africa

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?

2. What does Omoro say about those who become slaves during a battle against an enemy?

3. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?

4. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 336 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample