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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Stay away from high bushes and weeds
(c) Never be without a weapon
(d) Never be alone

2. 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

3. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?
(a) That they must hunt wild animals for food.
(b) That a part of their food is taken away.
(c) That they are left in the forest to find their way back alone.
(d) That they are made to fight each other.

4. What happens to Kunta's food on the first night he is in the custody of his new master?
(a) It is out of his reach and he cannot get it.
(b) He eats it.
(c) The dog eats it.
(d) Some children take it from him.

5. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?
(a) Lamin
(b) Yasia
(c) Kairaba
(d) Larry

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

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

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

9. Who tells the slaves about the Manumission Act that allows masters to free their slaves?
(a) Master William
(b) Bell
(c) Fiddler
(d) Luther

10. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?
(a) The young boys
(b) The entire family
(c) The women
(d) The men

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

12. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?
(a) That they force their captives to walk until they die.
(b) That they take captives to become their slaves.
(c) That they kill their captives as offerings to their gods.
(d) That they take captives to eat them.

13. What song are the blacks in the field singing as Kunta travels with his new owner?
(a) He cannot understand the words.
(b) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
(c) An African death song
(d) Through the Valley

14. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?
(a) Jefferson
(b) Juffure
(c) Mandinka
(d) Omoro

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Kunta and Lamin have when they return to Juffure?

2. What is Kunta given to help him begin moving about?

3. What infirmity does the "brown" man have during Kunta's recuperation?

4. What does Kunta learn is the reason that Fiddler is no longer playing for the slaves?

5. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?

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