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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "the quiet one" that is "more vicious than his cousin" (328)?
(a) Kwesi.
(b) Egbere.
(c) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(d) Ewele.

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

3. What birds did Sogolon send as messengers to announce the group's coming visit to the Queen of Dolingo in Chapter 17?
(a) 2 pigeons.
(b) 2 doves.
(c) 2 ravens.
(d) 3 hornbills.

4. 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) Fasisi.
(d) Mweru.

5. Ekoiye led Tracker through a hatch to the roof of whom in Chapter 11?
(a) A baker.
(b) A shapeshifting lion.
(c) A gold merchant.
(d) A slaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Sogolon say Tracker, Leopard, and Sadolo were trapped in the Darklands in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. What did the man pay to buy Sadogo from his father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Tracker instructed not to sleep in the night in Chapter 16?

2. How is Mossi described? What were Tracker's first impressions of him?

3. What is Impundulu? How is this creature described?

4. Who is Sasabonsam? Why is this character important in the novel?

5. What happened to the children in Dolingo?

6. Why did Tracker and the party associate the missing boy with the Omoluzu?

7. Where is Kongor and how is it described?

8. Who is Kafuta? What purpose does this character serve to the story?

9. Who is Bunshi and what are Tracker's impressions of this character?

10. Where is the Great Hall of Records? How is this setting described?

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