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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hope does Kunta hold even when he realizes he can never return to Juffure?
(a) That Allah will not let him die in captivity.
(b) That he can at least escape and live in the forests of this new land.
(c) That he can learn to live happily in his new role.
(d) That he can have a family of his own.

2. Who is the woman who tends Kunta after his failed escape attempt?
(a) Bando
(b) Binta
(c) Bell
(d) Brenda

3. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?
(a) Digging up termite mounds
(b) Running with the dogs of the village
(c) Racing scarab dung beetles
(d) Chasing squirrels

4. What does Kunta know to be the truth when he feels the ship begin to move?
(a) That he will die on this ship.
(b) That he's going to America.
(c) That he will never see Africa again.
(d) That the men he is shackled to are causing the movement.

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

6. Why are the young men of Kunta's age urged to attend council meetings?
(a) To be heard
(b) To help make decisions
(c) To broaden their knowledge
(d) To learn the troubles of the tribe

7. What is the fate of the young girl who jumps overboard?
(a) She drowns.
(b) She is eaten by sharks.
(c) She is shot by the slavers.
(d) She is left behind.

8. How many times daily do the men stop for prayers?
(a) Two
(b) There is no set number
(c) Five
(d) One

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

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

11. What does Bell say about the reason the master has never been married?
(a) That he is to be married in the coming year.
(b) That he was to be married but the young woman drowned.
(c) That he was married and his wife died in childbirth.
(d) That he has never found a woman worthy of him.

12. Why does Kunta remain away from the Fiddler's house during Christmas?
(a) Kunta is suddenly ill.
(b) Kunta is called to work extra hours at the big house.
(c) Fiddler is ill.
(d) Kunta fears Allah will not like it.

13. Why is Kunta told he should put away the African charm he wears?
(a) It makes the whites mad and frightens the blacks.
(b) It isn't real and won't help his cause.
(c) It makes the whites angry and all the blacks suffer for that anger.
(d) It frightens the whites and puts them all in danger.

14. What question is NOT asked of the boys of Kunta's group upon their graduation?
(a) About the work of their ancestors
(b) How to write their names in Arabic
(c) How to decipher the message of the village drum
(d) A math problem about monkeys and ground nuts

15. How old are girls when they prepare to marry?
(a) Thirty rains or older
(b) Fourteen rains or younger
(c) Nineteen rains or older
(d) Twenty rains or younger

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of a wrestler picking up the headpiece of a village girl?

2. How much does Kunta's new owner pay for him?

3. How many huts does Kunta discover there are for housing slaves?

4. What is Kunta given to help him begin moving about?

5. Why does Kunta hate the task of carrying Bell's basket of vegetables when she first begins asking him to do it?

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