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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 is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?
(a) Carrying firewood and water
(b) Gardening
(c) Mending fences
(d) Working the fields

2. What is the purpose of the tree trunk Kunta plans to chop down?
(a) The body of a drum
(b) Firewood
(c) A canoe
(d) A coffin

3. What is the disease that runs quickly through the hold of the ship, claiming many lives?
(a) The flu
(b) Scurvy
(c) Infection
(d) The flux

4. After whom is Kunta named?
(a) His father
(b) The midwife
(c) His grandmother
(d) His grandfather

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kunta's daydreams of _________ whenever he finds himself alone with his goats to tend

2. What does Kunta vow that he will do if he ever again returns to his village?

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

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

5. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?

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