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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dari wear his hair?
(a) Afro.
(b) Flat top.
(c) Shaved close.
(d) Fade.

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

3. How high above her bed does Zahrah begin to sleep in Chapter 6?
(a) An inch.
(b) 2 inches.
(c) 6 inches.
(d) 3 inches.

4. In Chapter 5, where does Zahrah remember that her feet left the ground after she had gotten home from school?
(a) Backyard.
(b) Bedroom.
(c) Garden.
(d) Kitchen.

5. In Chapter 5, what color nightgown is Zahrah wearing?
(a) Pink.
(b) Blue.
(c) Cream.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color dress does Nsibidi wear in Chapter 8?

2. What does Zahrah's mother sell in the market?

3. In Chapter 1, how often does Ciwanke get her friends to chant "Vine head" at Zahrah?

4. How old were Dari and Zahrah when they met?

5. In Chapter 7, what bird does Zahrah like to listen to in the schoolyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does something strange happen to Zahrah in Chapter 3?

2. What book does Dari check out from the library in Chapter 7?

3. Why is Zahrah afraid when she starts to rise off her bed?

4. From whom does Zahrah ask directions to the oil lady's booth, and what do they have in common?

5. What story do some farm workers tell Zahrah and Dari when they see the kids going into the jungle?

6. How does Zahrah learn how to get to the Dark Market?

7. What is the only cure for the bite of a war snake?

8. Who makes Zahrah's life difficult at school?

9. How was the Kirki library gorwn and nurtured?

10. How does Zahrah describe stepping over the border into the jungle?

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