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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 shot the woman with an arrow who was charged with lightning in Chapter 7?

2. Where did the slaver entrust the child to a housekeeper before he was kidnapped?

3. In what city did Tracker say he was raised in Chapter 8?

4. What did Kava do to make the hippopotamus slink away in Chapter 3?

5. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "I am just a man who some have called" what (12)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sangoma and how is she described?

2. When and where was the boy stolen from according to the slaver in Chapter 8?

3. Who set up the search party for the boy? How many comprised the search party?

4. Why did Tracker's uncle say that he could not participate in the Zareba?

5. Who is Fumeli? What were Tracker's first impressions of him?

6. How did Tracker meet Nyka?

7. Why did Tracker kill his uncle? What did he do with his uncle's head?

8. What is the Itaki and how is it described?

9. Where did Tracker grow up? Why did he leave home?

10. How did Tracker's uncle explain the reasoning behind male and female circumcision?

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

Identify and discuss three examples of symbolism in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What is the object, character, or setting representative of? How is this symbolism made apparent to the reader? How does the symbolism connect to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the settings of Juba and Ku in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What is Tracker's connection to each of these settings? How do they differ in terms of culture and belief systems? How are they different in population and economy?

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