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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bell say about the reason the master has never been married?
(a) That he was married and his wife died in childbirth.
(b) That he was to be married but the young woman drowned.
(c) That he has never found a woman worthy of him.
(d) That he is to be married in the coming year.

2. What food is offered Kunta by the black slave?
(a) Gruel
(b) Meat
(c) Bread
(d) Nothing

3. Kunta's daydreams of _________ whenever he finds himself alone with his goats to tend
(a) A wounded buffalo
(b) An angry elephant
(c) A wildebeast
(d) A mighty lion

4. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?
(a) When he can walk
(b) When he can talk
(c) As soon as he can eat meat
(d) At one year

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

6. What does Kunta believe to be the reason for the scrubbing, medicating and shaving just after land is sighted?
(a) That they are to be eaten.
(b) That they are to be killed.
(c) That they are being prepared for sale.
(d) That they are to be sent to Allah.

7. What is the drawing on the hide displayed by Janneh?
(a) The history of their people
(b) A map of Africa
(c) Writing of Allah
(d) A map of the locations of the tribes of Africa

8. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?
(a) She begs Omoro to change his mind.
(b) She gathers her other two sons and cries.
(c) She refuses to let him go.
(d) She is happy and helps them pack food.

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

10. What do the elders say is the advantage the toubob have over the tribes of Africans?
(a) That he has money to buy what he wants.
(b) That the tribes don't band together against him.
(c) That he comes in great numbers.
(d) That he lies and cheats naturally.

11. What is the sight that distracts everyone and allows the captive from the Wolof tribe to attack?
(a) The dancing slaves
(b) A sudden storm on the horizon
(c) Flying fish
(d) Another ship

12. What new job is Kunta given after the incident with the house girl's attempted escape?
(a) To learn to clean inside
(b) To learn to read
(c) To care for the horses of visitors
(d) To drive the master

13. How many times do the mourning women walk around Kunta's grandmother when she dies?
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) One
(d) Twelve

14. Kunta discovers he is chained to _________.
(a) Other men
(b) A donkey
(c) The wall of a ship
(d) A tree

15. What does Kunta learn is the reason that Fiddler is no longer playing for the slaves?
(a) He is planning to leave the plantation.
(b) He is paid to play for the whites and is worn out.
(c) He is getting too old to play well.
(d) He is angry at Kunta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are battles begun late in the day?

2. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?

3. What is the message Kunta believes has come to him from Allah after he is on land?

4. What is the name of the brown man who first befriends Kunta?

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

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