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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the journey that Najeeba used to take with her brothers and father to collect and bring back salt?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

2. In Chapter 33, what time do Onyesonwu and her traveling companions go back to the market in Banza?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) Just after midnight.
(d) Nearly 1 a.m.

3. How many of the Vah can build rock fires?
(a) About 80 percent.
(b) All of them.
(c) About 95 percent.
(d) Most of them.

4. How old does Fanta say he and Nuumu were when they found a rolled up painting in a tiny hole in the wall in the room they shared as children?
(a) Not quite 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) About 8.

5. In Chapter 47 when Onyesonwu releases, how long is she gone?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 9 days.
(d) 5 days.

6. In Chapter 47, how much sleep does Onyesonwu get before Mwita awakens her?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) 2 hours.

7. In Chapter 41, where how long do the Red People intend to camp?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

8. At the end of Chapter 47, how long does Ting think Onyesonwu has to live if they cannot counteract the poison?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 36 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

9. At the end of Chapter 30, in whose tent does Diti sleep?
(a) Fanasi's.
(b) Onyesonwu's.
(c) Binta's.
(d) Luyu's.

10. What does Onyesonwu change into after a group of men try to rape her in Chapter 32?
(a) Sphinx.
(b) Basilisk.
(c) Banshee.
(d) Bunyip.

11. How long has Ting been in training?
(a) Since she was 13.
(b) Since she was 6.
(c) Since she was 8.
(d) Since she was 10.

12. How does the Kponyungo first appear to Onyesonwu in Chapter 45?
(a) Lizard.
(b) Scorpion.
(c) Camel.
(d) Beetle.

13. How far do Onyesonwu, Mwita, Fanasi, and Ting walk to the edge of the dust storm on the west side of the camp in Chapter 47?
(a) About 1 1/2 miles.
(b) About 1/2 a mile.
(c) About 2 miles.
(d) About 2 1/2 miles.

14. How old was Onyesonwu when she learned the song the desert taught her that she sings in Chapter 42?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

15. What does Mwita put on when he goes to get water for Onyesonwu in Chapter 47?
(a) Yellow rapa.
(b) Blue rapa.
(c) White rapa.
(d) Green rapa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, how many camels come to journey with Onyesonwu, Fanasi, Mwita, and Luyu?

2. How old was Ting when she could read Okeke, Vah, and Sipo?

3. What is the only thing that Onyesonwu can ingest in Chapter 45?

4. In Chapter 45, what type of tree does Onyesonwu see in the green place the Kponyungo takes her?

5. In Chapter 26, how long do Onyesonwu and her companions have to stop traveling because she has a headache?

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