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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 41-50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Binta dye her new cotton for the family's clothing?
(a) No color
(b) Blue
(c) Brown
(d) Green

2. Where does Kunta plan to go on his next trip?
(a) To the village of his uncles
(b) Mali
(c) To look for more gold
(d) To the fields where the elephants die

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

4. What is the message Kunta believes has come to him from Allah after he is on land?
(a) That he will survive if he continues to have faith.
(b) That the wise man learns from the animals.
(c) That he is to be returned to his family.
(d) That his life is in the hands of Allah.

5. What does Kunta believe to be the reason for the scrubbing, medicating and shaving just after land is sighted?
(a) That they are to be killed.
(b) That they are being prepared for sale.
(c) That they are to be sent to Allah.
(d) That they are to be eaten.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the men of the village give the "magic man" when he arrives at Jeffure?

4. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?

5. What is the purpose of the tree trunk Kunta plans to chop down?

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