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

2. What did Tracker do with Ekoiye's bird before leaving the brothel in Chapter 11?
(a) Stole it.
(b) Shot it.
(c) Set it free.
(d) Strangled it.

3. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "red and hairy, whose black eyes were small as seeds, and who hopped like a frog" (327)?
(a) Nsaka Ne Vampi.
(b) Kwesi.
(c) Ewele.
(d) Egbere.

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

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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the grass troll that sucks the life out of bodies, draining them to a husk, in Chapter 17?

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

3. When Tracker beheaded the ghommid, he said his head would grow back in how much time in Chapter 10?

4. On whose horse did Tracker ride after Sogolon kicked her off of hers in Chapter 16?

5. By whom was the buffalo called upon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sadogo feel about his violent past?

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

4. What is the Darklands and how is it described?

5. Where did Mossi lead Tracker to keep him awake in Chapter 16?

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 Kafuta? What purpose does this character serve to the story?

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

10. Who is Lissisolo and how does this character play into the plot of the novel?

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