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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. What are giants of the mountain lands called in the novel?

2. What do you eat during the rights of manhood ritual described by Tracker in Chapter 2?

3. To whom do Leopard and Tracker take the remaining mingi in Chapter 5?

4. Tracker states in Chapter 7 that Malakal produces nothing but what?

5. Who was Kwash Dara's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing is established in the opening lines of the novel? Why is this important?

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

3. How did Tracker meet Nyka?

4. Where did Tracker meet Leopard? What were his first impressions of him?

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

6. What did Leopard and Tracker do with the lightning woman in Chapter 7?

7. How did Tracker become involved in the first quest for the boy?

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

9. What did Tracker learn about his father while in Ku?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Tracker as the protagonist of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Is Tracker an archetypal hero or antihero? What are Tracker's primary motivations throughout the narrative? How does Tracker's character evolve in the course of the story?

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

Discuss the character of Nyka and the theme of betrayal in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How did Nyka betray Tracker? How did this betrayal impact Tracker's actions and his outlook? Is this betrayal resolved or atoned for? Why or why not?

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