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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the children of Kunta's village try to catch the flakes of ashes?
(a) They believe each fleck of ash captured brings a day of plenty.
(b) They are trying to keep the fields from catching fire.
(c) It's just a game.
(d) They believe them to be good luck.

2. What does Kunta know to be the truth when he feels the ship begin to move?
(a) That he will die on this ship.
(b) That he's going to America.
(c) That he will never see Africa again.
(d) That the men he is shackled to are causing the movement.

3. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?
(a) The mothers
(b) The midwives
(c) The grandmothers
(d) The older sisters

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

5. How many days is Kunta held in the hold of the ship before being allowed on deck?
(a) Eight
(b) Thirty-four
(c) Fifteen
(d) Seventy

Short Answer Questions

1. How many huts does Kunta discover there are for housing slaves?

2. How old is Kizzy when Bell tells her she will have to begin doing some work at the big house?

3. What is the slave name of the man with the African name Boteng Bediako?

4. Where is Kunta to live when he returns to the village after his manhood training?

5. What does Bell say she discovered about the slaves if their master dies without a wife?

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