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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 do the people of Juffure learn that there are ferocious wrestlers on their way to the village?
(a) There is no warning
(b) A messenger arrives with the news
(c) A strange drum beat
(d) The wrestlers always come at this time

2. What does Kunta learn is the reason that Fiddler is no longer playing for the slaves?
(a) He is planning to leave the plantation.
(b) He is getting too old to play well.
(c) He is paid to play for the whites and is worn out.
(d) He is angry at Kunta.

3. How is Kunta fed when he becomes too weak to eat for himself?
(a) Through a tube
(b) By pouring watered gruel down his throat
(c) A woman chews the food and then forces it between his lips
(d) He isn't fed

4. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?
(a) Jefferson
(b) Mandinka
(c) Juffure
(d) Omoro

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?

2. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?

3. Why are battles begun late in the day?

4. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?

5. What does Fiddler do to make his fingers nimble 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 lesson is given the boys regarding emotions?

3. What does Kunta believe to have been the fatal flaw in his escape attempt?

4. What are the first days of the manhood training like for Kunta and his mates?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the concern Matilda feels about George's travels?

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