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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) Belekun the Big.
(b) Kwesi.
(c) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(d) Ewele.

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

3. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "red and hairy, whose black eyes were small as seeds, and who hopped like a frog" (327)?
(a) Kwesi.
(b) Egbere.
(c) Ewele.
(d) Nsaka Ne Vampi.

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

5. Who is the prefect of the Kongori army that questioned Tracker and Sadogo in Chapter 13?
(a) Mossi.
(b) Sogolon.
(c) Fasisi.
(d) Kwesi.

6. Who carried the Leopard from the hut after he had been entranced by the bone dust in Chapter 10?
(a) Sadogo.
(b) The makala.
(c) Ewele.
(d) Nsaka Ne Vampi.

7. For how long does Kongor become an island during the rainy season?
(a) 6 moons.
(b) 2 moons.
(c) 8 moons.
(d) 4 moons.

8. How did the King die in Sogolon's story in Chapter 17?
(a) He choked on a chicken bone.
(b) He hung himself.
(c) He was shot by his brother.
(d) He drowned on a boating trip.

9. What is the name of the girl who rides with Sogolon?
(a) Mingi.
(b) Kwesi.
(c) Ilatra.
(d) Venin.

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

11. What did the old man whisper when Sogolon revealed the name Impundulu in Chapter 17?
(a) Flying vampire.
(b) Lighting bird.
(c) Ewele.
(d) One-eyed beast.

12. By whom was the buffalo called upon?
(a) Sogolon.
(b) Ewele.
(c) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(d) Kwesi.

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

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

15. Where did Sogolon tell Lissisolo to send her son for protection after he was born to the second Prince she married?
(a) Ku.
(b) Kwesi.
(c) Mweru.
(d) Fasisi.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rooms does Tracker describe comprising the lord's house where the party arrived in Chapter 17?

3. What were the glyphs on the writs written in?

4. Where was the blind woman to whom the boy was taken after the attack by the Omoluzu, according to Tracker's narrative in Chapter 12?

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

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