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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20 - 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tracker do with Ekoiye's bird before leaving the brothel in Chapter 11?
(a) Stole it.
(b) Shot it.
(c) Strangled it.
(d) Set it free.

2. What word in Chapter 18 refers to a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings?
(a) Kudoda.
(b) Ampe.
(c) Kora.
(d) Bawo.

3. What did Ekoiye blow in Tracker's face on the roof in Chapter 11?
(a) Kohl dust.
(b) Asp powder.
(c) Bone dust.
(d) Talcum powder.

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

5. Who was the eldest son of King Kwash Liongo?
(a) Prince Kudoda.
(b) Prince Moki.
(c) Prince Zareba.
(d) Prince Kwesi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kava do to make the hippopotamus slink away in Chapter 3?

2. Where did Tracker and his group depart after the Aesi was killed in Chapter 21?

3. What kind of bird did Ekoiye have in his room in Chapter 11?

4. Why did Sogolon say the South kings get madder and madder over time in Chapter 17?

5. Where did the Aesi tell Lissisolo she would be sent the following day after she learned her husband and children were dead in Chapter 17?

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