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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 does Omoro say about those who become slaves during a battle against an enemy?

2. What is the message Kunta believes has come to him from Allah after he is on land?

3. How do the women on the ship relay information to the men?

4. What is the name of the brother born during Kunta's manhood training?

5. What is the effect of the harmattan on the people of Juffure?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What hope does Kizzy hold onto regarding how she might yet be returned to her parents?

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

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

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

6. How are the boys of Kunta's village taken away for their manhood training?

7. Of what is Kunta reminded during his time with the Ghanaian?

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

9. How does Kunta's father console Kunta upon the death of his grandmother?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Noah and Kunta each ran away. Compare the actions and motivations of the two. Why are they different? Why are they the same?

Essay Topic 2

What is the immediate reaction of Tom and the family when they learn that of the Emancipation Proclamation? How does it change over time, and what is the end result?

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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