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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Matilda say is her only wish on the morning of the first service in the new church?
(a) That they had the rest of their children with them.
(b) That the children would be forever this happy.
(c) That Kizzy was with them.
(d) That the family would always remain together.

2. What is the reason Tom comes home for a visit after nine months of training as a blacksmith?
(a) The death of Uncle Pompey
(b) Christmas
(c) Thanksgiving
(d) The birth of a new sister

3. What is the news George and the master learn as they are preparing for the trip to New Orleans?
(a) That Virgil has died
(b) That Uncle Mingo has died
(c) That the missus has died
(d) That Uncle Pompey has died

4. Why does Kunta take the seasoned block of wood back to this hut?
(a) To prop his table on
(b) To use for firewood
(c) To carve
(d) To sit on

5. What is the gift George gives to Matilda when they marry?
(a) A bathtub
(b) A new house
(c) A grandfather clock
(d) A ring

6. What is the name of the white man who is appointed overseer by Master Murray?
(a) George
(b) Fred
(c) Thomas
(d) John

7. What is the meaning of the name Kunta chooses for Bell's daughter?
(a) Freedom
(b) You stay put
(c) Child of God
(d) Remain faithful

8. What nickname does George come to like?
(a) Winning George
(b) Chicken George
(c) Gorgeous George
(d) Crying George

9. What does the master name Kizzy's son?
(a) Abraham
(b) Buck
(c) Kunta
(d) George

10. What is the name of the girl the master tells George is two-timing him?
(a) Charity
(b) Ophelia
(c) Beula
(d) Anne

11. What does Bell eventually reveal about her life before she married Kunta?
(a) That she had two children.
(b) That she was raped by an overseer.
(c) That she waited all her life for a man like Kunta.
(d) That she was married to a man in Africa.

12. What does George learn he must do in order to retain his status as a free man?
(a) Leave North Carolina
(b) Stop talking about his African heritage
(c) Pay Master Tom Lea
(d) Divorce Matilda

13. What is it that the slave named Noah tells Kunta that he plans to do?
(a) Run away
(b) Try to make money like Fiddler
(c) Be a driver like Kunta
(d) Ask Kizzy to marry him

14. What is Tom's answer to the restriction that he cannot build a blacksmith shop in the Tennessee town where they arrive?
(a) He moves to another town.
(b) He sets up his forge on his land so customers can come to him.
(c) He creates a traveling blacksmith business.
(d) He decides to become a farmer and forget the trade.

15. What is the sign of mourning recognized by the slaves?
(a) A bouquet of dried flowers on the door
(b) A black shroud over the window
(c) A dark armband worn by the slaves
(d) A straw hat hung on the door

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kizzy when Bell tells her she will have to begin doing some work at the big house?

2. What is the gift Bell makes for Kunta prior to their marriage?

3. How much does Uncle Mingo bet on the second fight in which he and George participate?

4. What is the name of the organization that proposes a mass return of blacks to Africa?

5. What task are Tom and the others involved in when he tells about Lincoln's determination to end slavery?

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