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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 71-80.

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 are trying to keep the fields from catching fire.
(d) They believe them to be good luck.

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

3. What is the one item Omoro keeps from Kunta's childish grasp?
(a) The hot coals of the fire
(b) The arrows
(c) The charms at the head of his bed
(d) The prayer rug

4. What does Fiddler do to make his fingers nimble again?
(a) Rubs them with oil
(b) Plaits cornhusks
(c) Squeezes a stick
(d) Plays his fiddle

5. Why are battles begun late in the day?
(a) So that the losing enemy could save face by retreating into the darkness.
(b) Because Allah is with the attackers at that time of day.
(c) So that the attackers could use the setting sun to confuse the enemy.
(d) So that the battle could not go on too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Luther aid in the attempted escape of a house girl?

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

3. Why does the old gardener tell Kunta their master doesn't have an overseer?

4. What is the name of the brother born during Kunta's manhood training?

5. Which of the following is not what Kunta knows of the manhood training older boys receive?

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