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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. Why does Kunta begin eating the horrible gruel that's put before him?
(a) To keep from being beaten for not eating.
(b) He comes to accept that it's all that will be offered.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) So that he will regain his strength.

2. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?
(a) Hides her in the barn
(b) Draws her a map
(c) Throws the hounds off her scent
(d) Gives her food

3. What does Kunta learn is the purpose of the trip being taken by the three young men who arrive one day at his village?
(a) They are looking for Kunta's father.
(b) They are searching for gold.
(c) They are searching for wives.
(d) They have run away from slavers.

4. What is the fate of the man who has an infected wound on his leg?
(a) His leg is amputated and he is returned to Africa
(b) He dies in the hold while chained to Kunta
(c) His leg is amputated and he dies
(d) He is considered useless and is thrown overboard

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?

4. What is the purpose of the turtle and the fish in the village well?

5. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Binta to mark his next step into manhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kunta remember that his father had told him about being willing to give and accept?

2. What does George tell his family about the land in Tennessee where he wants to go?

3. Describe Kunta's arrival at the first stop on his travels to the plantation.

4. What is the dream Belle has during her pregnancy?

5. How does Irene go about ensuring that her master and missus will sell her to Tom's?

6. What are some of the things of Africa Kunta sees in his surroundings?

7. What does Master John tell the slaves while he is staying at the plantation overseeing things?

8. How do the rocks with which Kunta keeps track of his age become an issue with the master?

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

10. How does it come about that Kunta realizes he is now thirty-four rains in age?

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