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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tree is Maghan Kon Fatta's favorite type of tree to rest under?
(a) An ash tree.
(b) A magnolia tree.
(c) A silk-cotton tree.
(d) A pomegranate tree.

2. Which of the following characters does NOT enter exile with Sundiata?
(a) Fassyky.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Manding Bory.
(d) Sogolon.

3. How do the warriors kill the animal that is terrorizing Do?
(a) With their stamina.
(b) With their spirituality.
(c) With their spears.
(d) With kindness.

4. What object does the hunter use to tell the king's fortune?
(a) Tarot cards.
(b) Bones.
(c) Tea leaves.
(d) Seashells.

5. Whose griot is Kouyaty?
(a) Manding Bory's.
(b) Dankaran's.
(c) Sundiata's.
(d) Soumaoro Kanty's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the battles between Sundiata and Soumaoro's men, who is usually victorious?

2. What does Sundiata discover about Mansa Konkon, the king of Djedeba?

3. What weapon does Sundiata use when he attempts to kill Soumaoro?

4. What do the Malian people believe is the most definitive characteristic of the heavenly God?

5. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?

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