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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 Omoro gives Kunta upon his graduation?

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

3. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?

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

5. What does Kunta do with the food the woman brings him as he continues to convalesce?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the deal George and Master Lea agree on with regard to the freedom of the slaves?

3. What does Kunta come to realize about the seasons and their impact on his people?

4. How does George get his freedom papers?

5. 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?

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

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

8. What is the result of Fiddler saving up to buy his freedom?

9. What lesson is given the boys regarding emotions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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