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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 is the name of the woman who keeps the children in the forest?
(a) Abarra.
(b) Sangoma.
(c) Basha.
(d) Zareba.

2. What did the man pay to buy Sadogo from his father?
(a) 27 pieces of gold and 5 goats.
(b) 2 pieces of gold and 25 goats.
(c) 70 pieces of gold and 3 goats.
(d) 7 pieces of gold and 15 goats.

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

4. What did Tracker's uncle tell him about his father in Chapter 2?
(a) His father is wanted for murder.
(b) His father is his grandfather.
(c) His father is his uncle.
(d) His father is his brother.

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?
(a) To the Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.
(b) To Dolingo.
(c) To the divine sisterhood.
(d) To Fasisi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was supposed to succeed to the thronedom based on history, according to Sogolon in Chapter 17?

2. How did the King die in Sogolon's story in Chapter 17?

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

4. What word in Chapter 18 refers to a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings?

5. What is the carving called in the bag near Lissisolo that is described as being "A charm, like a nkisi, to protect against witchcraft" (621)?

(see the answer key)

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