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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Sogolon worry might kill Manding Bory?
(a) Sundiata.
(b) Fassyky.
(c) Dankaran.
(d) Sassouma.

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

3. Whose responsibility is it to track the history of African families?
(a) The king.
(b) The griot.
(c) The sons.
(d) The wives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the king feel when Manding Bory is born?

2. Which old friend does Sundiata stop to pick up before meeting with Soumaoro?

3. How does Fakoli react to Kanty's theft?

4. What physical deformity does the hunter tell the king his future wife should have?

5. How does Dankaran feel when Sundiata swears to return from exile?

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