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

2. Where do people in Kirki like to get answers in Chapter 3?
(a) Prophets.
(b) Books.
(c) Network.
(d) Seers.

3. How did Dari get to the hospital in Chapter 12?
(a) Walked.
(b) Ambulance.
(c) A farm worker's car.
(d) A farm worker carried him.

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

5. What color light does Zahrah's pottled glow lily emit?
(a) Soft blue.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Pale yellow.
(d) Soft pink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Zahrah in the Prologue?

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

4. In Chapter 7, how long can Dari keep the book he checks out from the library?

5. What color caftans does Papa Grip like to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dari get to the hospital?

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

3. Why is it obvious that Zahrah is dada when she is born?

4. Who is Dari?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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