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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 quarter of Kongor called that housed "free people and slaves both laboring for masters" (357)?

2. Why did Sogolon say the South kings get madder and madder over time in Chapter 17?

3. What did Tracker do with Ekoiye's bird before leaving the brothel in Chapter 11?

4. For how long did Sogolon say Tracker, Leopard, and Sadolo were trapped in the Darklands in Chapter 11?

5. For how long did Mossi say he had lived in Kongor in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Kafuta? What purpose does this character serve to the story?

2. How does Sadogo feel about his violent past?

3. Who is Lissisolo and how does this character play into the plot of the novel?

4. Why were Tracker and Sadogo arrested and detained in Kongor? For how long were they held?

5. How is the buffalo described and why did it join the tracking party?

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

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

8. What did the tracking party discover about Fumanguru's writs in Chapter 15?

9. What is Impundulu? How is this creature described?

10. What are griots and why are they important in the story?

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

Analyze and discuss the character of Leopard in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Where and how does Tracker meet Leopard? How would you characterize their relationship? How does that relationship evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Who is the primary narrator of the story? What is a frame device and how is this employed in the narrative? Is the narrative related in a linear or nonlinear fashion? How do these choices affect the reader?

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