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Madi and Jase

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two reasons people used salt in ancient Mali

a)

For their health

b)

For building roads

c)

For fertilizing soil

d)

for preserving foods

2.

Which words describe Jane as a child?

a)

curious

b)

mean

c)

tall

d)

loving

3.

Why do you think her work was so important to the chimpanzees of the world?

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4.

Why does Yoon shrug with shame when her mother asks her about the missing bracelet?

a)

She is happy that the girl took the precious gift from her.

b)

She doesn't like her mother.

c)

She has a surprise for her mother.

d)

She feels badly about being tricked and the precious gift being taken from her.

5.

What does Yoon think will happen when the older girl invites her to jump rope with her?

a)

She thinks the girl will be the friend she has been hoping to make.

b)

She thinks the girl will be mean to her.

c)

She thinks the girl will take the bracelet from her.

d)

She thinks the girl will be nice for a little bit.

6.

Which desert did caravans cross to reach the gold mines of West Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Egyptian

d)

Gobi

7.

Why does Yoon give the older girl the bracelet?

a)

The older girl tells Yoon that she has to give it to her because she wants it.

b)

The older girl tells Yoon she won't like her ever.

c)

The older girl tells Yoon that being friends in America means sharing things.

d)

The older girl tells Yoon that her bracelet is not pretty.

8.

Why were the kings of Mali rich and powerful men?

a)

The kings controlled the trade routes in West Africa

b)

The monarchy controlled spice trade in Asia

c)

Citizens of Mali paid taxes in gold to the kings

d)

The kings ruled the empires of Greece and Rome

9.

How does the teacher get the older girl to return the bracelet to Yoon?

a)

She believes the older girl and lets her keep the bracelet.

b)

She doesn't think the girl knows much about the bracelet.

c)

She uses what Yoon knows about the bracelet to trick the older girl into proving that she is lying.

10.

What was found in the library in Timbuktu

a)

Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics

b)

Chinese scrolls with characteristics and symbols

c)

Important books, including some copies of Greek and Roman books

d)

Documents written on papyrus paper

11.

What does Yoon's mother say the symbols are on her bracelet are?

a)

The symbols are Yoon's favorite color

b)

The symbols are Yoon's favorite book

c)

The symbols are Yoon's name

d)

The symbols are Yoon's mother's name

12.

Which describes the government of Mali?

a)

It was a dynasty

b)

It was ruled by kings

c)

It was a direct democracy

d)

It was a representative government

13.

What other gift does Yoon's mother give her?

a)

a jade bracelet

b)

chocolate

c)

jump rope

d)

friends

14.

What happens when Yoon asks the older girl to give back her bracelet?

a)

The older girl calls Yoon a pest and tells her to stop bothering her.

b)

The older girl ignores Yoon and walks away with the bracelet.

c)

The older girl gives the bracelet back.

d)

The older girl smiles at Yoon.

15.

Why does Yoon tell her mother a story about a wise girl who tricked a tiger instead of telling her what happened at school?

a)

Yoon does not want to upset her mother by telling her how she almost lost the bracelet.

b)

Yoon wanted to be the tiger in the story.

c)

Yoon does not remember what happened at school.

d)

Yoon didn't think her mother cared about the bracelet.