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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the turtle and the fish in the village well?
(a) To eat insects
(b) To provide food
(c) There is no purpose
(d) They are left there as a prank by the younger boys

2. What are the men of the village talking about when Kunta finds himself gathered around their fire?
(a) The taking of slaves
(b) The possibility that they have angered Allah
(c) The harvest festival
(d) The need for more food

3. What happens to one of Kunta's goats while he is supposed to be watching over them?
(a) It dies giving birth.
(b) It is killed by a hyena.
(c) It wanders away and is lost.
(d) It is killed by a panther.

4. What name is given to Kunta's baby brother?
(a) Yasia
(b) Lamin
(c) Kairaba
(d) Larry

5. Which of the following is not a rule Omoro tells Kunta will help keep him safe from being taken by the toubob?
(a) Never be without a weapon
(b) Never be alone
(c) Never be out at night
(d) Stay away from high bushes and weeds

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a pastime of Kunta and his friends?

2. What is the fate of the young girl who jumps overboard?

3. What infirmity does the "brown" man have during Kunta's recuperation?

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

5. What is Binta's reaction to the news that Kunta will be taking Lamin on a trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kunta become disappointed with his new role as a man?

2. What does Bell say is the master's attitude about the "yellow" slaves?

3. How does George come to know the identity of his father?

4. What is it that Bell tells Kunta about his master's reaction when Kunta's foot was severed?

5. Describe the reactions of the mothers when the young men in training slip into their storehouses to steal food?

6. What does Kunta come to realize about the seasons and their impact on his people?

7. How does Omoro tell Kunta a person can become a slave?

8. What is Kunta's reaction when he sees the toubob unwrap his foot for the first time after the amputation?

9. How is the size of growing plots determined?

10. What is the story about Kunta's grandfather's role in Kunta's people?

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