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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. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?

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

3. What is the new name given to Kunta?

4. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?

5. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?

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 George's idea about freedom and how does he expect Tom to help?

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

4. How is the size of growing plots determined?

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

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

7. What does Master John tell the slaves while he is staying at the plantation overseeing things?

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

9. What are some of the things of Africa Kunta sees in his surroundings?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the relationship between George and Matilda early in their marriage? How does it change over time? Compare that to the relationship between Kunta and Bell.

Essay Topic 2

After twenty years, Kunta says that he suddenly realizes that he has lost himself. What is it that he feels has happened to him after his years in slavery and what is the impact on him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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