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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kunta do with the food the woman brings him as he continues to convalesce?
(a) He does not eat it until she leaves.
(b) He does not eat it at all.
(c) He gobbles it as soon as she hands it to him.
(d) He feeds it to the dog.

2. What does Kunta know to be the truth when he feels the ship begin to move?
(a) That he will die on this ship.
(b) That the men he is shackled to are causing the movement.
(c) That he will never see Africa again.
(d) That he's going to America.

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

4. Where is Kunta to live when he returns to the village after his manhood training?
(a) In a hut with other young men of his age
(b) In the hut with his father
(c) In his own hut
(d) In the hut of his mother

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

6. 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.

7. How many days is Kunta held in the hold of the ship before being allowed on deck?
(a) Fifteen
(b) Thirty-four
(c) Seventy
(d) Eight

8. What do the men of the village give the "magic man" when he arrives at Jeffure?
(a) Gifts
(b) Prayers
(c) Nothing
(d) A beating

9. Why do the children of Kunta's village try to catch the flakes of ashes?
(a) They believe them to be good luck.
(b) It's just a game.
(c) They are trying to keep the fields from catching fire.
(d) They believe each fleck of ash captured brings a day of plenty.

10. 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 angry at Kunta.
(c) He is getting too old to play well.
(d) He is paid to play for the whites and is worn out.

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

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

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

14. What does Kunta vow that he will do if he ever again returns to his village?
(a) That he will tell what the toubob land is really like.
(b) That he will show his mother his love for her.
(c) That he will raise an army to kill toubob.
(d) That he will never again leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of a boy who fails the manhood training?

2. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?

3. Why does Kunta begin eating the horrible gruel that's put before him?

4. What is the sight that distracts everyone and allows the captive from the Wolof tribe to attack?

5. What does Kunta discover is the name of the black man who gives him the new name?

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