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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the surprise that Cynthia and Will are given by their daughter in 1921?
(a) The news that they were to have a grandchild
(b) The news that their daughter was to become a pianist
(c) A clock sent by their daughter
(d) Their grandchild, Alex Haley

2. What is it that Tom Lea says changed his life?
(a) Watching his father beat his mother
(b) His wife's faith in him
(c) A sermon
(d) The pain of always being hungry

3. Why is the name Virgil given to George and Matilda's son?
(a) It was the name of the man who previously owned Matilda.
(b) It is Matilda's father's name.
(c) It was George's father's name.
(d) The master selects it.

4. What is the one thing Kunta believes he has kept despite having lost his African heritage?
(a) Nothing
(b) His dignity
(c) His love of his family
(d) His faith

5. What does Bell eventually reveal about her life before she married Kunta?
(a) That she had two children.
(b) That she was raped by an overseer.
(c) That she waited all her life for a man like Kunta.
(d) That she was married to a man in Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does George come to like?

2. What does the master leave each time he comes to Kizzy's bed?

3. How old is Kizzy's son when he begins working in the field?

4. What happens that Will Palmer has the opportunity to take over the lumber mill?

5. Who is the first person George sees upon his return to the Lea farm?

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