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

2. How old was Iwene when he began working in the oil-palm farms?

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

4. What color pajamas does Dari wear in the hospital in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 7, how long ago was the Kirki library grown and nurtured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Kirki library gorwn and nurtured?

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

3. Why does Zahrah struggle to go to the fifth floor of the library, and how does she manage to go to that level?

4. What is Zahrah's computer like?

5. What does Nsibidi tell Zahrah about being a Windseeker?

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

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

8. What is known about dada?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Okorafor-Mbachu use chapter titles in Zahrah the Windseeker?

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