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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the king feel when Manding Bory is born?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is frustrated.

2. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?
(a) A buffalo.
(b) A lion.
(c) A warthog.
(d) A monkey.

3. What is the name of Sassouma's son, who is set to inherit the king's throne?
(a) Ganoush.
(b) Dankaran.
(c) Vanatare.
(d) Bleinmay.

4. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?
(a) She should be a dwarf.
(b) She should be a mute.
(c) She should be a giant.
(d) She should be a humpback.

5. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Thirteen years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which topic do Sundiata's ancestors seek advise from the heavens?

2. Which of the following characters is the griot of Sundiata's story?

3. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?

4. To which family member is young Djata most attached?

5. What physical attribute does the hunter have which prompts the king's men to think he is evil?

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