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Chapters 1-10

1. What year is the baby who will be named Kunta born?
(a) 1570
(b) 1887
(c) 1850
(d) 1750

2. What is the name of the village where Kunta lives?
(a) Mandinka
(b) Juffure
(c) Omoro
(d) Jefferson

3. After whom is Kunta named?
(a) His grandmother
(b) His grandfather
(c) The midwife
(d) His father

4. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?
(a) The older sisters
(b) The grandmothers
(c) The mothers
(d) The midwives

5. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?
(a) Lamin
(b) Kairaba
(c) Larry
(d) Yasia

6. Who tells Kunta and the other children the story of Kunta's grandfather's prayers for the deliverance from the drought?
(a) No One
(b) Yasia
(c) Nyo Boto
(d) Lamin

7. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) There is no set number
(d) Five

8. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?
(a) To ensure good hunting
(b) To provide decoration
(c) To keep Kunta from having bad dreams
(d) To ward off evil spirits

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