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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 fate of the young girl who jumps overboard?
(a) She is eaten by sharks.
(b) She is left behind.
(c) She drowns.
(d) She is shot by the slavers.

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

3. What does Fiddler say happened to his previous master?
(a) His wife killed him.
(b) He was killed by Indians.
(c) He was shot in a brawl.
(d) He drowned.

4. How many times do the mourning women walk around Kunta's grandmother when she dies?
(a) Twelve
(b) Seven
(c) One
(d) Five

5. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?
(a) The charms at the head of his bed
(b) The arrows
(c) The prayer rug
(d) The hot coals of the fire

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the brown man who first befriends Kunta?

2. How do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?

3. What is Kunta given to help him begin moving about?

4. What does Kunta steal in the hope that it might help him escape?

5. What is the rule Kunta must follow when it is time to eat?

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