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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Karora burst from the ground?
(a) Karora is still in the ground.
(b) Water flooded his slumber.
(c) Because there was light.
(d) He was tired of sleeping.

2. What is the myth in chapter 12 called by the Lozi people of Zambia?
(a) The Creation Story.
(b) The Divine Myth.
(c) The Treefell.
(d) The Earth-Diver.

3. What is the name of the good twin?
(a) Tawis-karong.
(b) Tijus-karong.
(c) Tijus-keha.
(d) Tawis-keha.

4. What did Tijus-keha do to his brother's creations?
(a) He beat them down to a smaller size.
(b) He banished them to the forests.
(c) He created twins for each of them.
(d) He killed them.

5. Who was covered with green slime when Turtle returned?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Earth Starter.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Pehe-ipe.

6. What is the name of Nayambi's wife?
(a) Nasilele.
(b) Spider.
(c) Kamonu.
(d) Nyambi.

7. How long was Turtle gone collecting earth?
(a) One year.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five days.

8. What covered Karora as he slept?
(a) Animals, plants and earth.
(b) Trees and rocks.
(c) Soil, flowers and grass.
(d) Ice and water.

9. What happened to all of the bandicoots in the area?
(a) Tjenterama banished them.
(b) Karora's sons at them all.
(c) They fell into the Karora Dip.
(d) The bandicoots married Karora's daughters.

10. What did Maidere say people would throw at Dog?
(a) Coats.
(b) Stones.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

11. Where did Turtle get the earth for Earth Starter?
(a) From the top of a mountain.
(b) From the bottom of the sea.
(c) From underneath his shell.
(d) From the top of the raft.

12. What instrument did Erlik play for the woman?
(a) A harp.
(b) A reed pipe.
(c) A violin.
(d) A flute.

13. What did Maidere need Ulgen's help creating?
(a) Animals.
(b) Men.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

14. What sound brought Karora's son to life?
(a) The sound of the water.
(b) A bandicoot call.
(c) Karora's breathing.
(d) The sun rising.

15. Who is the trickster in chapter 10?
(a) Wulbari.
(b) Ananse.
(c) Manasene.
(d) The old woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the water filled crater Karora formed?

2. Who was on the raft with Turtle?

3. What was the name of the eighth man Ulgen created?

4. Why did Spider lower a thread for Nyambi?

5. In chapter 6, Where did Ulgen see the face of a man?

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