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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. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?
(a) One thousand dollars
(b) Seven hundred dollars
(c) Three hundred and fifty dollars
(d) Eight hundred and fifty dollars

2. What does Kunta know to be the meaning of the frequent howling of women in their huts?
(a) That the woman's family is hungry
(b) That a husband has taken a new wife
(c) That a loved one has died
(d) That a child is being born

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

4. What is Kunta given to help him begin moving about?
(a) Medication to dull the pain
(b) A wheelchair
(c) Nothing
(d) Crutches

5. What does a shrouded moon signify?
(a) That Allah is displeased.
(b) That there will be a storm.
(c) That Allah is preparing a reward.
(d) That the following day will be bright.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?

2. How is Kunta told that a griot learns his skill?

3. What does Kunta say about the color of "the missus?"

4. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?

5. How many days is Kunta held in the hold of the ship before being allowed on deck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Uncle Mingo's reaction when the master tells them about the uprising and threatens them if they act as if they might revolt?

3. What are the circumstances surrounding Tom's first encounter with the man who would become the plantation overseer?

4. How is the size of growing plots determined?

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

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

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

8. How does Chicken George take the death of his wife, Matilda?

9. What are some of the sounds Kunta misses from his home during the quiet times on the planation?

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

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