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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 91-100.

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) Working the fields
(d) Mending fences

2. What does a shrouded moon signify?
(a) That Allah is displeased.
(b) That there will be a storm.
(c) That Allah is preparing a reward.
(d) That the following day will be bright.

3. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?
(a) A new bow
(b) New shoes
(c) A slingshot
(d) New clothes

4. What does Missy Anne do to help while Kunta is ill?
(a) She carries soup to the slave huts.
(b) She reads from the Bible.
(c) She takes over some of the cooking.
(d) She travels with her uncle as his assistant.

5. What hope does Kunta hold even when he realizes he can never return to Juffure?
(a) That Allah will not let him die in captivity.
(b) That he can have a family of his own.
(c) That he can learn to live happily in his new role.
(d) That he can at least escape and live in the forests of this new land.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two items are used to stuff mattresses for the slaves?

2. Why does Kunta hate the task of carrying Bell's basket of vegetables when she first begins asking him to do it?

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

4. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?

5. What does Kunta know to be the meaning of the frequent howling of women in their huts?

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