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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Zahrah and Dari decide she can practice in Chapter 10 the next time they come into the jungle?

2. How high can bush hoppers jump?

3. In Chapter 6, where are the plants located that Zahrah can water more easily with her talent?

4. How many times has Zahrah read a book called The Bravest Girl in the North?

5. How does Zahrah cover her head when Papa Grip comes to speak to her in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Zahrah when she got home from school in Chapter 5?

2. Who is Dari?

3. Why does everyone love Papa Grip?

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

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

6. Why is there no wall between Kirki and the jungle?

7. What is known about dada?

8. How does Dari get to the hospital?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Zahrah the Windseeker? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Zahrah?

Essay Topic 2

As Zahrah travels through the jungle, she encounters problems and dangers. What problems and dangers does Zahrah encounter? How is she resourceful when solving these problems and eluding the dangers?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the location or locations where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Zahrah the Windseeker? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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