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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. For how long did the boy stay with Fumanguru after he was sent there, according to Sogolon's story in Chapter 17?

2. For how long does the old man say Impundulu and his party have been using the ten and nine doors in Chapter 17?

3. The glyphs in the writ state "Mark the god butcher, for he marks" what (513)?

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

5. How old is an Ogo when "the Ogo becomes the monster the gods fated him to become" (416)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Mossi lead Tracker to keep him awake in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

7. Who is Sasabonsam? Why is this character important in the novel?

8. Where is Kongor and how is it described?

9. Where is the Great Hall of Records? How is this setting described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the settings of Juba and Ku in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What is Tracker's connection to each of these settings? How do they differ in terms of culture and belief systems? How are they different in population and economy?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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