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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the old gardener tell Kunta their master doesn't have an overseer?

2. What is the sight that distracts everyone and allows the captive from the Wolof tribe to attack?

3. What is the fate of the Wolof who attacks the toubobs?

4. What does Bell say about the reason the master has never been married?

5. How many additional captives are with Kunta when he is first taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kunta become disappointed with his new role as a man?

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

3. 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?

4. What is the issue brought to the council by the young girl named Jankeh Jallon?

5. How does Omoro tell Kunta a person can become a slave?

6. What happens to Kunta and the other captives each time they're taken to the deck of the ship?

7. 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?

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

9. How does George come to know the identity of his father?

10. What is it that divides and delays an uprising of the captives aboard the ship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the belief of Kunta's people regarding the toubob and the taking of slaves? What is the significance of the white cock's death with regard to those taken captive?

Essay Topic 2

At one point Kizzy says that Tom Lea's chickens stole George from them. What does she mean and how do those chickens eventually impact the lives of the entire family?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Kunta's trip to America.

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