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

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

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

4. 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) 3 months.
(d) 15 days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tracker say "was always a liar and I had to kill him, especially when he tried to kill me" (386) in Chapter 12?

2. By whom was the buffalo called upon?

3. What word in Chapter 18 refers to a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the children in Dolingo?

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

5. What is the creature called the Anjou and how did it attack the tracking party?

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

7. What did the tracking party discover about Fumanguru's writs in Chapter 15?

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

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

10. How does Sadogo feel about his violent past?

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