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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?
(a) A panther
(b) A thorn
(c) An elephant
(d) An old man

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

3. What infirmity does the "brown" man have during Kunta's recuperation?
(a) He has a serious cough.
(b) His hand is missing.
(c) He can hardly walk
(d) His arm is in an cast.

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

5. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?
(a) A math problem about monkeys and ground nuts
(b) How to decipher the message of the village drum
(c) How to write their names in Arabic
(d) About the work of their ancestors

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

7. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A slingshot
(b) A pouch
(c) A charm
(d) A story

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

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

10. What is the first job Kunta is given after he begins his recovery?
(a) Working the fields
(b) Gardening
(c) Mending fences
(d) Carrying firewood and water

11. How many strings does the instrument called a kora have?
(a) Twelve
(b) Eighteen
(c) Twenty-four
(d) Six

12. What does Omoro say about those who become slaves during a battle against an enemy?
(a) That those men agreed to be slaves to save their families.
(b) That those men were honored to serve the men who defeated them.
(c) That those men are embittered and will eventually fight again.
(d) That those men weren't brave enough to die.

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

14. Why does the old gardener tell Kunta their master doesn't have an overseer?
(a) He wants no one to beat the slaves.
(b) He believes the slaves won't run away.
(c) He wants to be the overseer himself.
(d) His previous overseer wasn't trustworthy.

15. What does Kunta steal in the hope that it might help him escape?
(a) A wedge
(b) A key
(c) A map
(d) A knife

Short Answer Questions

1. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?

2. What is the name of the brother born during Kunta's manhood training?

3. How is Bell getting information about the uprising against England?

4. Why is Kunta told he should put away the African charm he wears?

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

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