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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "I am just a man who some have called" what (12)?
(a) "A leopard."
(b) "A wolf."
(c) "A monster."
(d) "A beast."

2. Who are the enemies of the Ku across the river?
(a) The Makala.
(b) The Luala Luala.
(c) The Oba Olushere.
(d) The Gangatom.

3. How often did Tracker's uncle tell him his people celebrate death and rebirth in Chapter 2?
(a) Every 10 times the earth flies around the sun.
(b) Every 60 times the earth flies around the sun.
(c) Every 100 times the earth flies around the sun.
(d) Every 30 times the earth flies around the sun.

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

5. During what game did Tracker's father kill a man?
(a) Kudoda.
(b) Ampe.
(c) Bawo.
(d) Mancala.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does the witchman in the hut call "the cool and gentle snake" in Chapter 2?

2. When Tracker encountered the old crone on his way to Monono, she told him that if she lay with a man, she lives without dying for how long?

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

4. What does Tracker's uncle tell him it is too late for him to have done?

5. What does Tracker's uncle say built and then left behind the house where his grandmother lives in Chapter 2?

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