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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which old friend does Sundiata stop to pick up before meeting with Soumaoro?
(a) Fran.
(b) Kolonkon.
(c) Manding Bory.
(d) Fassyke.

2. Who updates the reader on lives of Sundiata's friends?
(a) The griot.
(b) Dankaran.
(c) Sundiata himself.
(d) Sogolon's spirit.

3. What do the failing troops see that cause them to muster up enough courage to defeat Soumaoro's men?
(a) The angels of Sundiata's ancestors.
(b) A small Malian baby separated from her mother.
(c) The clouds breaking way for sunlight.
(d) Sundiata riding past them on horseback.

4. What are the Malian people only too happy to steal from Soumaoro's reserves when he is out of power?
(a) Yards of silk.
(b) Wine.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Grain.

5. What city is Sundiata traveling toward in order to battle with Soumaoro?
(a) Mabon.
(b) Tabon.
(c) Kabon.
(d) Labon.

6. How soon after the arrival of the merchants does Sogolon die?
(a) Two days later.
(b) The next day.
(c) That night.
(d) A week later.

7. Who first spots the Malian merchants in Mema?
(a) Sundiata.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Kolonkan.
(d) Sogolon.

8. What does Sundiata promise to do to Mali when he returns?
(a) Return it to its splendor.
(b) Give it back to the Malian people.
(c) Build it up better than it has ever been.
(d) Keep it exactly as he remembers it.

9. In the battles between Sundiata and Soumaoro's men, who is usually victorious?
(a) Sundiata believes there is no victor in these battles.
(b) Soumaoro's men are always victorious.
(c) The armies victories are split evenly.
(d) Sundiata's men are always victorious.

10. Which town is also knows as "the land of Sogolon?"
(a) Toron.
(b) Do.
(c) Mali.
(d) Mema.

11. Which of the following is NOT something Sundiata attempts to give to Tounkara as payment?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Hay.
(d) Feathers.

12. When Soumaoro took over power of Mali, what did he deprive the people of?
(a) Water.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Food.
(d) Safety.

13. Where does Sundiata want to bury Sogolon?
(a) In Mali.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) In Mema.
(d) In Ghana.

14. Who steals the feather for Sundiata's bow and arrow?
(a) Nana Tripon.
(b) Fran.
(c) Fassyky.
(d) Sundiata.

15. Which character in the text does Fassyky compare to the land where he spent his chilldood?
(a) Soumaoro.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Sundiata.
(d) Dankaran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of his army does Tounkara give to Sundiata when he leaves Mema?

2. What does the griot claim is the only think left of Sundiata's reign in present-day Mali?

3. After Mali falls to Kanty, what is life like in Mema?

4. What color are the clothes Sundiata wears in battle?

5. How do Sundiata's allies treat his prisoners of war at the celebration?

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