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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long did Sadogo stay in Kongor for work, according to his story in Chapter 18?
(a) 14 days.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 6 months.

3. For how long does the old man say Impundulu and his party have been using the ten and nine doors in Chapter 17?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 1 year.

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

5. What is the area of the northwest called in Kongor?
(a) The Nimbe quarter.
(b) The Tarobe quarter.
(c) The Nyembe quarter.
(d) The Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.

6. Who did Sogolon say were the snake women in Chapter 16?
(a) Omoluzu.
(b) Mawana witches.
(c) Oba Olushere.
(d) The bumbangi.

7. What did Sadogo say Impundulu once tried to do to him in Chapter 18?
(a) Throw in into fire.
(b) Cut off his head.
(c) Cut out his heart.
(d) Cut off his genitals.

8. What did Kwash Dara have dumped on the banquet table during the feast celebrating his one year's reign in Chapter 17?
(a) Two torsos.
(b) His son's body.
(c) Two heads.
(d) Two hands.

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

10. What did Tracker say used the bone dust on Sadogo in Chapter 10?
(a) The mingi.
(b) The makala.
(c) The Anjonu.
(d) Omoluzu.

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

12. How old was Sadogo when he killed a lion who had developed a taste for man flesh?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 18.
(d) 6.

13. What is the quarter of Kongor called that housed "free people and slaves both laboring for masters" (357)?
(a) The Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.
(b) The Nyembe quarter.
(c) The Tarobe quarter.
(d) The Nimbe quarter.

14. 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) 7 pieces of gold and 15 goats.
(d) 70 pieces of gold and 3 goats.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who vouched for the fact that Tracker stayed awake all night when the group was attacked by the snake women in Chapter 16?

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

4. Where is Fumanguru's home said to be in Chapter 12?

5. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "red and hairy, whose black eyes were small as seeds, and who hopped like a frog" (327)?

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