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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 effect of the harmattan on the people of Juffure?
(a) Game becomes scarce.
(b) Their tempers grow short.
(c) They are cold all the time.
(d) They are unable to grow crops.

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

3. How do the women on the ship relay information to the men?
(a) They send messages along the lines of the captives.
(b) They sing it while the men are on deck.
(c) They pass notes.
(d) The women share information while passing out food and water.

4. Where is Kunta to live when he returns to the village after his manhood training?
(a) In the hut with his father
(b) In the hut of his mother
(c) In his own hut
(d) In a hut with other young men of his age

5. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?
(a) He is expressing his interest in marriage.
(b) He is offering to trade her a gift for the head piece.
(c) There is no significance.
(d) He is signalling an appreciation for her sewing ability.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kunta discovers he is chained to _________.

3. What are Kunta and the other captives given on their seventh morning on land?

4. What is the meat on Kunta's plate when he revives after having been whipped?

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

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