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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item is bestowed on Kunta by Omoro to mark his next step into manhood at age twelve?
(a) A new bow
(b) A slingshot
(c) New shoes
(d) New clothes

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

3. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?
(a) He is signalling an appreciation for her sewing ability.
(b) He is offering to trade her a gift for the head piece.
(c) There is no significance.
(d) He is expressing his interest in marriage.

4. According to custom, when is Kunta to be weaned?
(a) At one year
(b) As soon as he can eat meat
(c) When he can talk
(d) When he can walk

5. What does Kunta know to be the meaning of the frequent howling of women in their huts?
(a) That a loved one has died
(b) That a child is being born
(c) That a husband has taken a new wife
(d) That the woman's family is hungry

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the charms at the head of Omoro's bed?

2. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?

3. How old are girls when they prepare to marry?

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

5. What is the rule Kunta must follow when it is time to eat?

(see the answer key)

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