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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 is the name of the mountain seven days west of Fasisis and north of Juba?

2. How old was Sadogo when he killed a lion who had developed a taste for man flesh?

3. Where is Fumanguru's home said to be in Chapter 12?

4. What kind of bird did Ekoiye have in his room in Chapter 11?

5. What kind of birds attacked Tracker and the others as they carried the griot to the bush in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ekoiye and where did Tracker meet with him?

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

3. Who is Bunshi and what are Tracker's impressions of this character?

4. Why was Tracker instructed not to sleep in the night in Chapter 16?

5. What forced the tracking party to flee the Great Hall of Records in Chapter 15?

6. What is significant about the boy's trail going hot and cold in Tracker's scent?

7. What happened to the children in Dolingo?

8. What is the creature called the Anjou and how did it attack the tracking party?

9. How did Mossi explain his reasoning for joining the tracking party in Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the settings of Kongor and Dolingo in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How are these settings similar? What is valued above all else among the communities in these settings? What dangers do the protagonists face in each setting?

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 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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