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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?
(a) It is killed by a panther.
(b) It wanders away and is lost.
(c) It dies giving birth.
(d) It is killed by a hyena.

2. What does Kunta discover is the name of the black man who gives him the new name?
(a) Thomas
(b) Buck
(c) Samson
(d) Toby

3. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Binta to mark his next step into manhood?
(a) A new knife
(b) New clothes
(c) A slingshot
(d) New shoes

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

5. 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 believe each fleck of ash captured brings a day of plenty.
(d) They are trying to keep the fields from catching fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?

2. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?

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

4. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?

5. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of Fiddler saving up to buy his freedom?

2. What is the significance of Kunta's action with the dirt when Kizzy is taken away and what does he do with it?

3. How does George become the source of news for the slaves ion the plantation where Kizzy lives?

4. What is George's idea about freedom and how does he expect Tom to help?

5. Why does Fiddler tell Kunta he's a "half-free nigger?"

6. What does Kunta come to realize about the seasons and their impact on his people?

7. What does Fiddler say to Kunta when Kunta finally wakes from his coma during his bout with the fever?

8. Of what is Kunta reminded during his time with the Ghanaian?

9. How does George get his freedom papers?

10. What does Kunta learn to be the cause of the brown man's broken arm?

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