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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kunta's first thought after having thought of his father's brothers aboard the slave ship?

2. What is Kunta's reaction when he sees the toubob unwrap his foot for the first time after the amputation?

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

4. How does Will Palmer come to be so respected that he's offered the chance to buy the lumber mill?

5. When George hears that there has been a threat of an uprising that resulted in an order for blacks to remain in their cabins at his plantation, what is his reaction and what does he eventually realize about that reaction?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kunta come to marry Bell? What are his reservations about that step?

Essay Topic 2

What is the relationship between Uncle Mingo and Master Tom Lea? What is it that causes Uncle Mingo jealousy when the master begins taking George with him as he attends fights?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship as it evolves between George and Tom Lea.

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