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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. How is the giggle described that Tracker heard when he looked at Gangatom on the map in Chapter 18?
(a) Red and pained.
(b) Dark and sinister.
(c) Evil and hungry.
(d) Blue and smoky.

5. How old is an Ogo when "the Ogo becomes the monster the gods fated him to become" (416)?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

6. Where did the Aesi tell Lissisolo she would be sent the following day after she learned her husband and children were dead in Chapter 17?
(a) To Fasisi.
(b) To the divine sisterhood.
(c) To Dolingo.
(d) To the Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.

7. What did the man pay to buy Sadogo from his father?
(a) 7 pieces of gold and 15 goats.
(b) 27 pieces of gold and 5 goats.
(c) 70 pieces of gold and 3 goats.
(d) 2 pieces of gold and 25 goats.

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

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

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

11. Where did Tracker and Sadogo determine the boy and his captors were after passing from Ngiki, in Chapter 18?
(a) Fasisi.
(b) The Nyembe quarter.
(c) Wakadishu.
(d) Dolingo.

12. For what king was Sadogo the executioner in the richest of the South Kingdoms?
(a) The King of Ku.
(b) The King of Dolingo.
(c) The King of Gangatom.
(d) The King of Weme Witu.

13. What is the name of the quarter of Kongor in the southwest "with streets for administrators, scribes, and keepers of logs and records" (357)?
(a) The Nyembe quarter.
(b) The Gallunkobe/Matyube quarter.
(c) The Tarobe quarter.
(d) The Nimbe quarter.

14. 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?
(a) Mitu.
(b) Kongor.
(c) Dolingo.
(d) Ku.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Tracker says, "Every road an Ogo takes lands him in" where (420)?

2. For how long did Sadogo stay in Kongor for work, according to his story in Chapter 18?

3. What is the area of Kongor called where "artists and artisans who made crafts for the homes of the nobles" live (357)?

4. What did Ekoiye blow in Tracker's face on the roof in Chapter 11?

5. How did Kwash Dara say Lissisolo's husband and children died in Chapter 17?

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