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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following musical instruments is magical in Kanty's chamber?
(a) A piano.
(b) A drum.
(c) A xylophone.
(d) A flute.

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

3. How is Kanty related to Fakoli?
(a) Fakoli is his son.
(b) Fakoli is his nephew.
(c) Fakoli is his father.
(d) Fakoli is his brother.

4. How does Kanty treat men who disagree with him?
(a) He tortures them.
(b) He debates with them.
(c) He puts them in prison.
(d) He kills them.

5. What do the Malian people believe is the most definitive characteristic of the heavenly God?
(a) He is trustworthy.
(b) He is vengeful.
(c) He is powerful.
(d) He is mysterious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Djata's physicality as a boy?

2. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?

3. What animal is terrorizing the land of Do?

4. When the king dies, what does he give to Djata on his deathbed?

5. What does Kanty steal from Fakoli?

Short Essay Questions

1. What demands does Kanty make of the African nations, and what is Dankaran's response?

2. How were Nana Triban and Sundiata reunited?

3. How are Sundiata's troops entertained on the evening before the battle of Krishna?

4. How do the Malian merchants greet Sundiata, and what news do they bring from home?

5. How does Djata learn to walk?

6. Why does Fassyky ask for a private conference with Fran Kamara upon returning to Mali?

7. Why does Sundiata threaten the king of Mema, Tounkara?

8. How do the people of Mali react to the news that Sundiata has arrived to return the land to them?

9. When Sundiata travels to Niani, what differences does he note in the land now that he has come to power?

10. What happens when the leaders of the twelve nations meet with Sundiata in Ka-ba?

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