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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 did Sadogo say Impundulu once tried to do to him in Chapter 18?

2. Who carried Fumeli from the hut after he had been enchanted by the bone dust in Chapter 10?

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

4. Where did Tracker and Sadogo determine the boy and his captors were after passing from Ngiki, in Chapter 18?

5. What did the lord describe eating the moon in the sky when Tracker's party arrived at his home in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sadogo feel about his violent past?

2. How is the setting of Dolingo described? What is of central value to the inhabitants of this city?

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

4. How are Kongori perceptions of magic different than those of the other settings in the novel?

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

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

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

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

9. Where is Kongor and how is it described?

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

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

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Where does the inciting incident occur in the text? What takes place in the novel's climax? What information is related to the reader in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of misogyny and the depictions of female characters in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Is Tracker a misogynist character? Why or why not? Do you think that the author develops fully fleshed-out female characters in the novel?

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