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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 kind of eye did Leopard say Tracker had in replacement of his own in Chapter 6?

2. What are all of the children called in the enchanted forest who have been saved by the Leopard-man?

3. Who led the party that killed the mingi in Chapter 5?

4. For how long does Tracker say the collapsed tower has been collapsing in Chapter 8?

5. For how long does the narrator say Kava and Leopard have been saving children in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tracker meet Nyka?

2. What are the Omoluzu? How are they described?

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

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

5. How did Tracker first find his way to Ku? Who helped him?

6. How is Sadogo's appearance described when he first appears in Chapter 8?

7. What did Tracker observe at the ritual with the newly born "men and women" with Kava in Chapter 1? Why did they run away?

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

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

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

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

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 3

Discuss the language style of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How would you describe the author's prose? How would you characterize the dialogue in the narrative? Did you find the book easy to understand? Why or why not?

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