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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 71-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Kunta fed when he becomes too weak to eat for himself?
(a) A woman chews the food and then forces it between his lips
(b) By pouring watered gruel down his throat
(c) Through a tube
(d) He isn't fed

2. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?
(a) He is signalling an appreciation for her sewing ability.
(b) He is expressing his interest in marriage.
(c) There is no significance.
(d) He is offering to trade her a gift for the head piece.

3. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A slingshot
(b) A pouch
(c) A story
(d) A charm

4. Why do Kunta and his father gather the dust of their first footprints of their journey?
(a) To ensure their footprints would return to that place.
(b) That dirt is blessed by Kunta's mother.
(c) To have a piece of home with them at all times.
(d) There is no explanation.

5. What is the meat on Kunta's plate when he revives after having been whipped?
(a) Chicken
(b) He can't tell
(c) Pork
(d) Deer

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?

3. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?

4. What does Bell eventually reveal about her life before she married Kunta?

5. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?

(see the answer key)

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