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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What task are Tom and the others involved in when he tells about Lincoln's determination to end slavery?

2. What is the meaning of the name Kunta chooses for Bell's daughter?

3. What does Bell say she discovered about the slaves if their master dies without a wife?

4. What is the name of the master's niece of whom he is overly fond?

5. What is the name of the organization that proposes a mass return of blacks to Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the traditional story told to the babies and children born of the descendants of Kunta? Why does Will Palmer resent this tradition?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Kunta's trip to America.

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