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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. How does Kunta know he and his mates are approaching a freshly cut bamboo grove?

2. What happens to Kunta's food on the first night he is in the custody of his new master?

3. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?

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

5. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the purpose of the fudano leaves used by the women of the village?

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

5. What is George's idea about freedom and how does he expect Tom to help?

6. How do Kunta's friends act upon his return?

7. What is the attitude of the other blacks Kunta reaches the plantation that will be his new home and what does Kunta think of it?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At a shop in Melville Township, a slave is asked whether he would side with the Southerners or the Yankees if a war broke out. The slave says, "You's seed two dogs fightin' over a bone, Mass? Well, us niggers be's dat bone." What does he mean?

Essay Topic 2

What is it that makes the entire family of Matilda and Chicken George travel to Tennessee rather than remaining on the Murray plantation? What makes others join them?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Kunta's life as a baby. How does that compare to his life as an adult slave? How is his life as an adult different in America from what it would be in Africa?

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