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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Itaki appear as when Tracker and the King passed back to the world of the living?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A snake.
(c) A little girl.
(d) An old crone.

2. What "wife's poison" (16) does Tracker describe being almost poisoned with by the merchant's wife in Chapter 1?
(a) Cobra spit.
(b) Creek filge.
(c) Snake dung.
(d) Bone dust.

3. By what name does the witchman in the hut call "the cool and gentle snake" in Chapter 2?
(a) The makala.
(b) The Mingi.
(c) The Abarra.
(d) Oba Olushere.

4. What did Kava do to make the black leopard run off in Chapter 3?
(a) He whistled at it.
(b) He slapped it.
(c) He shot an arrow at it.
(d) He threw water on it.

5. What word does Tracker use to refer to "a buyer of boys" in Chapter 4?
(a) Basha.
(b) Mingi.
(c) Yumbo.
(d) Zareba.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Giraffe Boy come to live with the woman in the woods?

2. How often did Tracker's uncle tell him his people celebrate death and rebirth in Chapter 2?

3. What are all of the children called in the enchanted forest who have been saved by the Leopard-man?

4. What is the name of the creature that is said "comes to you like someone you know, with everything but a tongue" (34)?

5. Who are the enemies of the Ku across the river?

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