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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of bird did Ekoiye have in his room in Chapter 11?
(a) A black starling.
(b) A blue raven.
(c) A white dove.
(d) A black pigeon.

3. For how long did Sogolon say Tracker, Leopard, and Sadolo were trapped in the Darklands in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 29 days.
(d) 15 days.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is described as the grass troll that sucks the life out of bodies, draining them to a husk, in Chapter 17?
(a) Eloko.
(b) Ewele.
(c) Kwesi.
(d) Fumeli.

9. 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.

10. What word from Chapter 18 refers to a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs?
(a) Djellaba.
(b) Kudoda.
(c) Bawo.
(d) Kwesi.

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

12. What were the glyphs on the writs written in?
(a) Blood.
(b) Sheep's milk.
(c) Liquid gold.
(d) Oil.

13. For how long did Mossi say he had lived in Kongor in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. 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) Starlings.
(d) Hornbills.

15. How many rooms does Tracker describe comprising the lord's house where the party arrived in Chapter 17?
(a) 4.
(b) 13.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the symbol of the warriors of the Seven Wings?

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

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

4. How old is an Ogo when "the Ogo becomes the monster the gods fated him to become" (416)?

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

(see the answer keys)

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