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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 61-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the elders say is the advantage the toubob have over the tribes of Africans?
(a) That he comes in great numbers.
(b) That the tribes don't band together against him.
(c) That he lies and cheats naturally.
(d) That he has money to buy what he wants.

2. Why do the young men grow lots of food?
(a) To trade for things they can't grow
(b) To feed their families
(c) To entice game
(d) To provide for the village

3. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?
(a) About the work of their ancestors
(b) How to decipher the message of the village drum
(c) A math problem about monkeys and ground nuts
(d) How to write their names in Arabic

4. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?
(a) Gives her food
(b) Hides her in the barn
(c) Draws her a map
(d) Throws the hounds off her scent

5. What does Fiddler say happened to his previous master?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was shot in a brawl.
(c) He was killed by Indians.
(d) His wife killed him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are battles begun late in the day?

3. What is the disease that runs quickly through the hold of the ship, claiming many lives?

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

5. What is the attitude of Nyo Boto toward the men of the tribe?

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