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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. What did the man pay to buy Sadogo from his father?

4. Where was the blind woman to whom the boy was taken after the attack by the Omoluzu, according to Tracker's narrative in Chapter 12?

5. What word in Chapter 18 refers to a West African musical instrument shaped like a lute, with 21 strings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Mossi described? What were Tracker's first impressions of him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the mythological influences in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What characters and/or settings are derived from African culture, folklore, and history? Why has the author chosen to base his novel on a fantasy world set in Africa? How does this make the novel stand out?

Essay Topic 3

Identify and discuss three examples of symbolism in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What is the object, character, or setting representative of? How is this symbolism made apparent to the reader? How does the symbolism connect to the novel's themes?

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