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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new job is Kunta given after the incident with the house girl's attempted escape?
(a) To care for the horses of visitors
(b) To learn to clean inside
(c) To learn to read
(d) To drive the master

2. Who looks after Kunta and the other young children of the tribe?
(a) The grandmothers
(b) The older sisters
(c) The mothers
(d) The midwives

3. What order is given to the young boy who continually talks when he should be silent?
(a) He is sent back to the village.
(b) He is beaten in front of the other boys.
(c) He is sent to catch a live bird.
(d) He is given nothing to eat.

4. What do Kunta's friends believe about the toubob?
(a) That they take captives to eat them.
(b) That they force their captives to walk until they die.
(c) That they kill their captives as offerings to their gods.
(d) That they take captives to become their slaves.

5. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?
(a) Three hundred and fifty dollars
(b) One thousand dollars
(c) Seven hundred dollars
(d) Eight hundred and fifty dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kunta learn is the purpose of the trip being taken by the three young men who arrive one day at his village?

2. What song are the blacks in the field singing as Kunta travels with his new owner?

3. Who has the responsibility for harvesting rice?

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

5. Why do the people of Kunta's village protect owls?

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