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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the meat on Kunta's plate when he revives after having been whipped?
(a) Pork
(b) Chicken
(c) Deer
(d) He can't tell

2. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?
(a) That they take captives to become their slaves.
(b) That they kill their captives as offerings to their gods.
(c) That they force their captives to walk until they die.
(d) That they take captives to eat them.

3. How many huts does Kunta discover there are for housing slaves?
(a) Twelve
(b) Ten
(c) Four
(d) Eight

4. How many days is Kunta held in the hold of the ship before being allowed on deck?
(a) Thirty-four
(b) Seventy
(c) Fifteen
(d) Eight

5. What order is given to the young boy who continually talks when he should be silent?
(a) He is beaten in front of the other boys.
(b) He is sent back to the village.
(c) He is sent to catch a live bird.
(d) He is given nothing to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?

2. Why do the children of Kunta's village try to catch the flakes of ashes?

3. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?

4. What is Kunta's punishment upon his capture?

5. What does Kunta say about the color of "the missus?"

(see the answer key)

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