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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kunta discover is the name of the black man who gives him the new name?
(a) Samson
(b) Thomas
(c) Toby
(d) Buck

2. What are the men of the village talking about when Kunta finds himself gathered around their fire?
(a) The need for more food
(b) The taking of slaves
(c) The possibility that they have angered Allah
(d) The harvest festival

3. Why do the young men grow lots of food?
(a) To entice game
(b) To feed their families
(c) To trade for things they can't grow
(d) To provide for the village

4. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?
(a) By studying with the elder griots.
(b) By traveling from tribe to tribe and learning from tribe elders.
(c) By reading the written ancestry of the tribes.
(d) By spending time with the minds of the ancestors.

5. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?
(a) Hides her in the barn
(b) Throws the hounds off her scent
(c) Draws her a map
(d) Gives her food

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kunta's food on the first night he is in the custody of his new master?

2. What is the sight that distracts everyone and allows the captive from the Wolof tribe to attack?

3. What is the gift Kunta gives Bell?

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

5. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?

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