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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the man who commissioned trackers to find his son?
(a) Kwesi.
(b) Kudoda.
(c) Kwash Netu.
(d) Amadu Kasawura.

2. What tree does the witchman take Tracker to in Chapter 2?
(a) The monkeybread tree.
(b) The palm tree.
(c) The saugage tree.
(d) The sorghum tree.

3. How did the missing boy's parents die, according to the slaver in Chapter 8?
(a) From drowning.
(b) From river sickness.
(c) From a tiger attack.
(d) From night sickness.

4. How long did the slaver give Tracker to decide whether to join the mission to look for the boy in Chapter 7?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. What did the Kalindar Prince say that the bandits wanted for ransom for his daughter in Chapter 6?
(a) Gold, in the weight of 20 and 7 horses.
(b) Silver, in the weight of 10 and 7 horses.
(c) Gold, in the weight of 10 and 7 horses.
(d) Silver, in the weight of 10 and 2 horses.

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

7. By what name does Tracker address his audience in the narrative?
(a) Queen.
(b) Reader.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Inquisitor.

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

9. 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?
(a) 70 moons.
(b) 20 moons.
(c) 40 moons.
(d) 100 moons.

10. What is "the official and provider of food. Also stealer" (42) called in Chapter 2?
(a) The bumbangi.
(b) The makala.
(c) The Yumbo.
(d) Oba Olushere.

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

12. How many people has the slaver commissioned to find his son (when he first goes missing) in Chapter 6?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

13. What did Tracker send the Prince in Kalindar's first servant back with, as he had foul manners, according to the narrative in Chapter 6?
(a) 2 missing fingers.
(b) A missing foot.
(c) A missing hand.
(d) A shaved head.

14. Who was Kwash Dara's father?
(a) Kwash Netu.
(b) Oba Olushere.
(c) Kudoda.
(d) Kwesi.

15. How did Giraffe Boy come to live with the woman in the woods?
(a) She saved him from a river.
(b) She saved him from a witch.
(c) She saved him from Leopard.
(d) She saved him from a lion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "wife's poison" (16) does Tracker describe being almost poisoned with by the merchant's wife in Chapter 1?

2. What did Tracker's uncle tell him about his father in Chapter 2?

3. For how long does Tracker say the collapsed tower has been collapsing in Chapter 8?

4. How did Tracker kill Kava?

5. What is the name of the woman who keeps the children in the forest?

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