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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 61-70.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why do the children of Kunta's village try to catch the flakes of ashes?
(a) They believe each fleck of ash captured brings a day of plenty.
(b) It's just a game.
(c) They believe them to be good luck.
(d) They are trying to keep the fields from catching fire.
2. What is the gift Nyo Boto gives Kunta as he prepares to go on the journey with his father?
(a) A slingshot
(b) A charm
(c) A pouch
(d) A story
3. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) No color
(d) Green
4. What is the fate of a boy who fails the manhood training?
(a) He is given another chance the following year.
(b) He is sent from the village.
(c) He is killed.
(d) He is treated always like a child and never marries.
5. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?
(a) That they take captives to eat them.
(b) That they take captives to become their slaves.
(c) That they kill their captives as offerings to their gods.
(d) That they force their captives to walk until they die.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the brown man who first befriends Kunta?
2. What is the slave name of the man with the African name Boteng Bediako?
3. What is it that causes Lamin to scream as he and Kunta travel?
4. What infirmity does the "brown" man have during Kunta's recuperation?
5. What does Fiddler say happened to his previous master?
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