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

2. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?
(a) It wanders away and is lost.
(b) It is killed by a panther.
(c) It is killed by a hyena.
(d) It dies giving birth.

3. Why are battles begun late in the day?
(a) So that the attackers could use the setting sun to confuse the enemy.
(b) Because Allah is with the attackers at that time of day.
(c) So that the battle could not go on too long.
(d) So that the losing enemy could save face by retreating into the darkness.

4. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?
(a) Never be out at night
(b) Never be without a weapon
(c) Stay away from high bushes and weeds
(d) Never be alone

5. Why does Kunta remain away from the Fiddler's house during Christmas?
(a) Fiddler is ill.
(b) Kunta fears Allah will not like it.
(c) Kunta is suddenly ill.
(d) Kunta is called to work extra hours at the big house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hope does Kunta hold even when he realizes he can never return to Juffure?

2. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?

3. How much does Uncle Mingo bet on the second fight in which he and George participate?

4. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?

5. Why is Kizzy arrested?

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