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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drops on Zahrah's shoulder when she goes into the jungle in Chapter 10?
(a) Leaf.
(b) Slug.
(c) Branch.
(d) Spider.

2. What color dress does Zahrah wear in Chapter 4?
(a) Orange.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. How long was the Ekois' son missing after he went to the Dark Market?
(a) A month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 15 days.

4. How does Dari take care of Zahra?
(a) He is her defender.
(b) He is her guardian.
(c) He is her protector.
(d) He is her watchdog.

5. In Chapter 10, what color is the soil on the border of the jungle?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

6. What color caftans does Papa Grip like to wear?
(a) Bright orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Purple.
(d) Hot pink.

7. In Chapter 1, where does Papa Grip want Zahrah's mother to speak?
(a) Next city council meeting.
(b) Next grocer's meeting.
(c) Next farmer's market meeting.
(d) Next library board meeting.

8. On the day Zahrah begins menstruating, when does she starts to feel a breeze follow her around?
(a) Morning.
(b) Noon.
(c) Mid-afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

9. In Chapter 4, what color dress is a root woman wearing in the Dark Market?
(a) Pink.
(b) Orange.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

10. In Chapter 7, how long can Dari keep the book he checks out from the library?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 10 weeks.

11. Where did Dari and Zahrah meet?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Neighborhood.
(c) Playground.
(d) School.

12. In Chapter 6, where are the plants located that Zahrah can water more easily with her talent?
(a) On bookcases.
(b) Near her ceiling.
(c) On the roof.
(d) On the porch.

13. What is the busiest day and hour of the week at the market?
(a) Sunday at 10 a.m.
(b) Monday at 4 p.m.
(c) Friday at 6 p.m.
(d) Saturday at noon.

14. Where are Zahrah and Dari studying in Chapter 6 when she decides to tell him about her ability?
(a) Fig.
(b) Baobab tree.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Bottlebrush.

15. When hunters and explorers go into the Forbidden Greeny Jungle, how often do they return?
(a) 50 percent of the time.
(b) Seldom.
(c) Rarely.
(d) 5 percent of the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many farmers see Zahrah and Dari going into the jungle and threaten to report them?

2. What does Nsibidi have behind her when Zahrah asks for directions to the oil lady's booth?

3. What section of the market stays open past five p.m.?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Zahrah remember that her feet left the ground after she had gotten home from school?

5. How tall of a wall did the government want to build a long time ago to shield Kirki from the jungle?

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