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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 pouch
(b) A slingshot
(c) A story
(d) A charm

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

3. What do the men of the village give the "magic man" when he arrives at Jeffure?
(a) Gifts
(b) Nothing
(c) A beating
(d) Prayers

4. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?
(a) The young boys
(b) The men
(c) The women
(d) The entire family

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many strings does the instrument called a kora have?

2. Why are battles begun late in the day?

3. What are the men of the village talking about when Kunta finds himself gathered around their fire?

4. Why do the young men grow lots of food?

5. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?

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