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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 long was the Ekois' son missing after he went to the Dark Market?

2. In Chapter 2, how does Zahra describe Dari?

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

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

5. Where did Dari and Zahrah meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Obax, one of the idiok, want Dari to have?

2. How was the Kirki library gorwn and nurtured?

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

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

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

6. How did Dari and Zahrah meet?

7. What happens when Dari is bitten by a war snake?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An inciting incident is an event in literature that causes and presents a problem that characters need to solve. What are some inciting incidents in Zahrah the Windseeker? Why are those incidents inciting incidents?

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

The Ooni avoid what they do not understand. How do the Ooni avoid what they do not understand? How do they label things they do understand? How does their fear of embracing new things create ignorance?

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