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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 is Kunta told he should put away the African charm he wears?

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

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

4. What is Kunta given to help him begin moving about?

5. What do the elders say is the advantage the toubob have over the tribes of Africans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the story about Kunta's grandfather's role in Kunta's people?

4. What is the skill Bell has that she keeps hidden from Kunta and why?

5. How is the land prepared for the annual planting season?

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

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

8. What is it that Bell tells Kunta about his master's reaction when Kunta's foot was severed?

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

10. What does Kunta remember that his father had told him about being willing to give and accept?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of the stories about Kunta - called the African - to Kizzy and later to her grandchildren? How do these stories reach George?

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

Describe Kunta's trip to America.

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