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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Kwash Dara's father?
2. What word does Tracker use to refer to "a buyer of boys" in Chapter 4?
3. At what inn did Tracker meet Leopard after they had not seen one another in years in Chapter 5?
4. How did the missing boy's parents die, according to the slaver in Chapter 8?
5. Where did Tracker move after leaving the capital city of the North in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Tracker kill his uncle? What did he do with his uncle's head?
2. How did Tracker meet Nyka?
3. Where did Tracker grow up? Why did he leave home?
4. Why did Tracker go to Monono? What did he retrieve there?
5. Who set up the search party for the boy? How many comprised the search party?
6. Who is Sangoma and how is she described?
7. What are the Omoluzu? How are they described?
8. What is a frame narrative and how does this term apply to Black Leopard, Red Wolf?
9. When and where was the boy stolen from according to the slaver in Chapter 8?
10. How did Tracker first find his way to Ku? Who helped him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of identity in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How does Tracker's sense of identity change as he leaves his home and sets out to discover the world? How do his experiences in Ku affect his sense of self? How does this theme relate to the missing boy?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the mythological influences in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What characters and/or settings are derived from African culture, folklore, and history? Why has the author chosen to base his novel on a fantasy world set in Africa? How does this make the novel stand out?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss three examples of imagery in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How does the author employ onomatopoeia in the narrative and to what effects? What are examples of direct metaphors in the novel? What similes are used and how do these examples help the reader to gain a visceral grasp of the scene(s)?
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