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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 word from Chapter 18 refers to a loose hooded cloak, typically woolen, of a kind traditionally worn by Arabs?
2. In Chapter 10, Tracker recalls the Leopard's words: "The only way forward is" what (327)?
3. Who carried the Leopard from the hut after he had been entranced by the bone dust in Chapter 10?
4. Who is described in Chapter 10 as "the quiet one" that is "more vicious than his cousin" (328)?
5. For how long does Kongor become an island during the rainy season?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Lissisolo and how does this character play into the plot of the novel?
2. How is the buffalo described and why did it join the tracking party?
3. Who is Ekoiye and where did Tracker meet with him?
4. Why was Tracker instructed not to sleep in the night in Chapter 16?
5. Where is Kongor and how is it described?
6. What is the Darklands and how is it described?
7. What did the tracking party discover about Fumanguru's writs in Chapter 15?
8. What forced the tracking party to flee the Great Hall of Records in Chapter 15?
9. Why were Tracker and Sadogo arrested and detained in Kongor? For how long were they held?
10. What is significant about the boy's trail going hot and cold in Tracker's scent?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss three examples of imagery in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How does the author employ onomatopoeia in the narrative and to what effects? What are examples of direct metaphors in the novel? What similes are used and how do these examples help the reader to gain a visceral grasp of the scene(s)?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the main antagonists in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What are the motivations of these characters? How are they physically described? What magical powers do they possess? Are these antagonists defeated? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss three examples of irony from Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What verbal irony is employed in the novel? What is one example of situational irony? How does dramatic irony come into play? What is the purpose of each example?
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