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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 name of the brother born during Kunta's manhood training?
(a) Sundiata
(b) Lamin
(c) Suwadu
(d) Madi

2. What are Kunta and the other captives given on their seventh morning on land?
(a) Clothes
(b) A prayer mat
(c) Meat
(d) Medicine

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

4. What is the penalty Kunta is subjected to when he runs away yet again?
(a) He is whipped and beaten.
(b) Two toes are chopped off.
(c) He is refused food for a week.
(d) Half his foot is chopped off.

5. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?
(a) She is happy and helps them pack food.
(b) She begs Omoro to change his mind.
(c) She refuses to let him go.
(d) She gathers her other two sons and cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of a boy who fails the manhood training?

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

3. Why are the young men of Kunta's age urged to attend council meetings?

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

5. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Binta to mark his next step into manhood?

(see the answer key)

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