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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) He is hungry.
(b) So that he will regain his strength.
(c) To keep from being beaten for not eating.
(d) He comes to accept that it's all that will be offered.

2. After whom is Kunta named?
(a) His grandmother
(b) His grandfather
(c) The midwife
(d) His father

3. What is the name of the brown man who first befriends Kunta?
(a) Fredrick
(b) Buck
(c) Fiddler
(d) Samson

4. How many times do the mourning women walk around Kunta's grandmother when she dies?
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) Twelve
(d) One

5. Why are battles begun late in the day?
(a) So that the battle could not go on too long.
(b) So that the losing enemy could save face by retreating into the darkness.
(c) So that the attackers could use the setting sun to confuse the enemy.
(d) Because Allah is with the attackers at that time of day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the slaves about the Manumission Act that allows masters to free their slaves?

2. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?

3. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?

4. What does Kunta look for each morning as he eats?

5. What is the penalty Kunta is subjected to when he runs away yet again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reactions of the mothers when the young men in training slip into their storehouses to steal food?

2. What is the deal George and Master Lea agree on with regard to the freedom of the slaves?

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

4. What are Kunta's thoughts when he sees the toubob women?

5. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto upon Kunta's return from his training and what is its impact on them both?

6. What happens to George and his family as a result of Nat Turner's uprising and what is the end result with regard to the relationship between George and the master, Tom Lea?

7. What lesson is given the boys regarding emotions?

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

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

10. How is the size of growing plots determined?

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