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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fiddler say happened to his previous master?
(a) He was shot in a brawl.
(b) He drowned.
(c) He was killed by Indians.
(d) His wife killed him.

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

3. What does Fiddler do to make his fingers nimble again?
(a) Plays his fiddle
(b) Squeezes a stick
(c) Plaits cornhusks
(d) Rubs them with oil

4. What is the new name given to Kunta?
(a) Buck
(b) Samson
(c) Toby
(d) Thomas

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

6. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?
(a) To keep Kunta from having bad dreams
(b) To ward off evil spirits
(c) To ensure good hunting
(d) To provide decoration

7. What are Kunta and the other captives given on their seventh morning on land?
(a) Meat
(b) Medicine
(c) Clothes
(d) A prayer mat

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

9. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?
(a) They are prohibited by the religion.
(b) They are elusive.
(c) The spirits of ancestors reside in owls.
(d) They are protected by Allah.

10. How many huts does Kunta discover there are for housing slaves?
(a) Ten
(b) Twelve
(c) Four
(d) Eight

11. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?
(a) Chasing squirrels
(b) Digging up termite mounds
(c) Racing scarab dung beetles
(d) Running with the dogs of the village

12. Why is Kunta told he should put away the African charm he wears?
(a) It isn't real and won't help his cause.
(b) It makes the whites mad and frightens the blacks.
(c) It frightens the whites and puts them all in danger.
(d) It makes the whites angry and all the blacks suffer for that anger.

13. Why does Kunta hate the task of carrying Bell's basket of vegetables when she first begins asking him to do it?
(a) He doesn't want to interact with anyone.
(b) The women in Africa carry their own.
(c) It interrupts his own work.
(d) He fears going into the big house.

14. What do Kunta and Lamin have when they return to Juffure?
(a) A collection of elephant tusks
(b) Enough gold to buy a cow
(c) A panther hide
(d) Seeds for new crops

15. How do the women on the ship relay information to the men?
(a) They sing it while the men are on deck.
(b) They send messages along the lines of the captives.
(c) They pass notes.
(d) The women share information while passing out food and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the gift Omoro gives Kunta upon his graduation?

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

3. What is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?

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

5. What is the purpose of the tree trunk Kunta plans to chop down?

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