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

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

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

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

5. 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 daughter.
(d) The oldest son of the King's oldest son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the quarter of Kongor in the southwest "with streets for administrators, scribes, and keepers of logs and records" (357)?

2. Who did Sogolon say were the snake women in Chapter 16?

3. What did Sadogo say Impundulu once tried to do to him in Chapter 18?

4. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "the quiet one" that is "more vicious than his cousin" (328)?

5. What is the name of the girl who rides with Sogolon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Mossi explain his reasoning for joining the tracking party in Chapter 16?

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

4. What happened to the children in Dolingo?

5. Where is Kongor and how is it described?

6. How is the buffalo described and why did it join the tracking party?

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

8. What are griots and why are they important in the story?

9. Who is Ekoiye and where did Tracker meet with him?

10. How are Kongori perceptions of magic different than those of the other settings in the novel?

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