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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sogolon say the South kings get madder and madder over time in Chapter 17?
(a) They eat badly.
(b) They work black magic.
(c) They drink palm wine.
(d) They commit incest.

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

3. What does Tracker say time is to all animals in Chapter 12?
(a) Curved.
(b) Blank.
(c) Lost.
(d) Flat.

4. Who carried Fumeli from the hut after he had been enchanted by the bone dust in Chapter 10?
(a) The makala.
(b) Ewele.
(c) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(d) Tracker.

5. When Tracker beheaded the ghommid, he said his head would grow back in how much time in Chapter 10?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

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

8. How many children did Lissisolo have in seven years after marrying a Prince?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

10. What is the area of Kongor called where "artists and artisans who made crafts for the homes of the nobles" live (357)?
(a) The Tarobe quarter.
(b) The Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.
(c) The Nimbe quarter.
(d) The Nyembe quarter.

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

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

13. 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) Ewele.
(b) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(c) Egbere.
(d) Kwesi.

14. Who did Sogolon believe would take control of Tracker's mind if he fell asleep in Chapter 16?
(a) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(b) Fumeli.
(c) Amadu Kasawura.
(d) The Aesi.

15. How is Sogolon's dress described in Chapter 11?
(a) Red silk.
(b) Brown leather.
(c) Blue cotton.
(d) Black silk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Tracker say they eat in Kongor?

3. For how long did Mossi say he had lived in Kongor in Chapter 16?

4. What did the old man whisper when Sogolon revealed the name Impundulu in Chapter 17?

5. Behind whom does the Aesi stand, according to Tracker in Chapter 17?

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