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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 51-60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items are used to stuff mattresses for the slaves?
(a) Moss and hay
(b) Moss and cornshucks
(c) Cornshucks and good feathers
(d) Hay and cornshucks

2. What does Kunta steal in the hope that it might help him escape?
(a) A key
(b) A knife
(c) A wedge
(d) A map

3. What hope does Kunta hold even when he realizes he can never return to Juffure?
(a) That he can learn to live happily in his new role.
(b) That Allah will not let him die in captivity.
(c) That he can have a family of his own.
(d) That he can at least escape and live in the forests of this new land.

4. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?
(a) Never be alone
(b) Never be out at night
(c) Stay away from high bushes and weeds
(d) Never be without a weapon

5. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?
(a) Seven hundred dollars
(b) One thousand dollars
(c) Eight hundred and fifty dollars
(d) Three hundred and fifty dollars

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?

3. What are the men of the village talking about when Kunta finds himself gathered around their fire?

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

5. Who is the woman who tends Kunta after his failed escape attempt?

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