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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color is the bird Soumaoro sees and knows that he is doomed?
2. How do Tounkara's men feel about joining up with Sundiata's army?
3. Where are the Malian merchants first spotted?
4. Which character is considered to have a mighty strength?
5. As Sundiata travels toward Soumaoro, what do the cities he passes through give to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many men who pass through power in Mali. Create a list of kings that took power on the pages of Sundiata, and briefly explain how each of these kings affected the relationship Malian people had with their government.
Essay Topic 2
Sundiata's parents, Sogolon and King Maghan Fatta, had an unusual courtship and relationship. Explain how Sundiata's parents came to be married. Then, create a time line of events that both drew the couple together and tore them apart. Finally, explain how King Maghan Fatta felt about his second wife at the time of his death, and why.
Essay Topic 3
Sundiata goes through a significant change during the time he is a teenager. Briefly describe what Sundiata was like as a child, and compare / contrast that to what he was like as an adult. What small event proved to be the turning point in Sundiata's first rise to power?
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