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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nana Triban and Balla Fassyky.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is completely apathetic.
(c) He is very nervous.
(d) He is not home when the news breaks out.

3. What does Dankaran take away from Sundiata, sending him into a fury?
(a) His mother.
(b) His griot.
(c) His brother.
(d) His garden.

4. What appears in the sky at the moment that Sagolon's baby is born?
(a) A ray of sunshine.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A storm cloud.
(d) A flash of lightning.

5. Who falls ill, causing king Soumaba to relocate the family to a river country?
(a) Manding Bory.
(b) Sogolon.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sundiata.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people of Mali hope Sundiata can recover?

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

3. What do the Malian merchants tell Sundiata about Mali?

4. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?

5. How does the adult Sundiata spend most of his days in Mali?

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