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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 song are the blacks in the field singing as Kunta travels with his new owner?
(a) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
(b) He cannot understand the words.
(c) An African death song
(d) Through the Valley

2. 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) The women share information while passing out food and water.
(d) They pass notes.

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

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

5. Kunta discovers he is chained to _________.
(a) A donkey
(b) A tree
(c) Other men
(d) The wall of a ship

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?

2. Why are battles begun late in the day?

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

4. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?

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

(see the answer key)

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