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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?
(a) There is no set number
(b) Five
(c) Two
(d) One

2. How many additional captives are with Kunta when he is first taken?
(a) Twenty
(b) Eight
(c) He can't count them
(d) Eleven

3. What do the elders say is the advantage the toubob have over the tribes of Africans?
(a) That the tribes don't band together against him.
(b) That he comes in great numbers.
(c) That he lies and cheats naturally.
(d) That he has money to buy what he wants.

4. What do Kunta and Lamin have when they return to Juffure?
(a) A collection of elephant tusks
(b) Seeds for new crops
(c) Enough gold to buy a cow
(d) A panther hide

5. What is Kunta's punishment upon his capture?
(a) He is beaten with clubs.
(b) He is bitten by the dogs.
(c) He is branded again.
(d) He is whipped.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?

2. What is the fate of the man who has an infected wound on his leg?

3. What is the gift Omoro gives Kunta upon his graduation?

4. What is the message Kunta believes has come to him from Allah after he is on land?

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

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