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

Short Answer Questions

1. A slave who is asked whether he'll side with the North or South says that the two are like what animal?

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

3. What is it that the slave named Noah tells Kunta that he plans to do?

4. What safeguard does Master John insist on with regard to his food after he learns about the black uprising in Richmond?

5. What is the job of Mingo?

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

Describe Kunta's trip to America.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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