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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Tracker say "was always a liar and I had to kill him, especially when he tried to kill me" (386) in Chapter 12?
(a) Ewele.
(b) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(c) Belekun the Big.
(d) Kwesi.

2. How did Kwash Dara say Lissisolo's husband and children died in Chapter 17?
(a) In a house fire.
(b) From river sickness.
(c) From night sickness.
(d) From air sickness.

3. What is the symbol of the warriors of the Seven Wings?
(a) The red crested moon.
(b) The golden eagle.
(c) The albatross.
(d) The black sparrow hawk.

4. Behind whom does the Aesi stand, according to Tracker in Chapter 17?
(a) Kwash Netu.
(b) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(c) Amadu Kasawura.
(d) The Spider King.

5. In Chapter 14, Tracker says, "Every road an Ogo takes lands him in" where (420)?
(a) Kalindar.
(b) Ku.
(c) Kongor.
(d) Dolingo.

6. In order for a witch to summon Omoluzu, what must be thrown against the ceiling, according to Mossi in Chapter 16?
(a) The firstborn child of a woman.
(b) The blood of woman or man.
(c) Bone dust.
(d) The excrement of woman or man.

7. What is the name used for he who "makes the costume... a knower of beauty" (398) for Bingingun?
(a) The makala.
(b) The bumbangi.
(c) The amewa.
(d) The Abarra.

8. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "the quiet one" that is "more vicious than his cousin" (328)?
(a) Ewele.
(b) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(c) Kwesi.
(d) Egbere.

9. What kind of birds attacked Tracker and the others as they carried the griot to the bush in Chapter 18?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Albatross.
(c) Hornbills.
(d) Starlings.

10. On whose horse did Tracker ride after Sogolon kicked her off of hers in Chapter 16?
(a) Mossi's.
(b) Fumeli's.
(c) Leopard's.
(d) Ewele's.

11. Who was supposed to succeed to the thronedom based on history, according to Sogolon in Chapter 17?
(a) The King's eldest son.
(b) The King's eldest daughter.
(c) The oldest son of the King's oldest son.
(d) The oldest son of the King's oldest daughter.

12. How many killings did Sadogo tell Tracker about as they journeyed in Chapter 14?
(a) 26.
(b) 364.
(c) 271.
(d) 15.

13. Who is said to have hidden the boy in her womb to save him from the Omoluzu in Chapter 12?
(a) Bunshi.
(b) Ewele.
(c) Kwesi.
(d) Nsaka Ne Vampi.

14. What did the lord describe eating the moon in the sky when Tracker's party arrived at his home in Chapter 17?
(a) The divine lion.
(b) The divine goat.
(c) The divine leopard.
(d) The divine crocodile.

15. What is Sogolon said to be master of in Chapter 16?
(a) The lands to the east.
(b) The lands to the west.
(c) The ten and nine doors.
(d) Dolingo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Tracker recalls the Leopard's words: "The only way forward is" what (327)?

2. Where did Tracker and Sadogo determine the boy and his captors were after passing from Ngiki, in Chapter 18?

3. Who is described as the grass troll that sucks the life out of bodies, draining them to a husk, in Chapter 17?

4. How old was Sadogo when he killed a lion who had developed a taste for man flesh?

5. How many children did Lissisolo have in seven years after marrying a Prince?

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