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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 47, what does Mwita have Onyesonwu wear?
(a) Blue rapa and a blue top.
(b) Red rapa and a white top.
(c) Green rapa and a yellow top.
(d) Purple rapa and a blue top.

3. How does Fanasi spend his evenings in Chapter 43?
(a) Talking to men, drinking, feeding camels, and baking bread.
(b) With several women.
(c) With some of the children teaching them to bake.
(d) Talking to men, singing, and drinking.

4. In Chapter 43, where does Onyesonwu discover that Fanasi spent the night?
(a) At the fire.
(b) With one of the Red People.
(c) In his tent.
(d) In Dita's tent.

5. How does Fanta say that his mother died?
(a) Bitten by a snake.
(b) Choked to death.
(c) Old age.
(d) Drowned.

6. 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) 48 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

7. When Luyu finds an electronic map in Chapter 32, how far off are the travelers from the direction they were supposed to be traveling?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

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

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

10. 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 2 1/2 miles.
(b) About 1 1/2 miles.
(c) About 1/2 a mile.
(d) About 2 miles.

11. How many children do Ssaqua and Essop have?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

12. In Chapter 45, what type of soup does Onyesonwu observe a man, woman, and three children sharing?
(a) Okra.
(b) Rabbit broth.
(c) Turkey broth.
(d) Rice.

13. How many hawks are traveling with dogs, camels, and gazelles in Chapter 30?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

15. In Chapter 35, how long does Onyesonwu spend as a vulture at the beginning of the chapter?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) Half of the day.
(d) Most of the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Onyesonwu arranged for a fisherman to die after he barged into her cell?

2. How old is Zoubeir when the chief of Suntown becomes very ill?

3. In Chapter 38, what does the wtich doctor wear who starts an attack on Onyesonwu and her companions?

4. What color veil does Mwita wear in Chapter 32?

5. In Chapter 42, about how old is the woman Mwita is with when Onyesonwu comes to the feast?

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