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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. What color cushions does Misty have in her house instead of chairs?

2. How big is the tortoise that rescues Zahrah from the scorpion in Chapter 15?

3. What percent of people infected by whip scorpion poison die?

4. How long has Zahrah been in the jungle in Chapter 19?

5. What color eyes do Greeny Jungle panthers have?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how does Zahrah spend the next day?

2. What advice does the field guide give for a cut by the whip scorpion's whip?

3. What advice does the jungle field guide advise about sleeping in the jungle?

4. What does Zahrah learn after her first night in the jungle?

5. In Chapter 18, what are some creatures Zahrah sees in Chapter 18?

6. In Chapter 19, what does Zahrah do to keep the bush cows from stealing her things?

7. In Chapter 20, how does Zahrah hurt her hip?

8. In Chapter 16, when does Zahrah awake and what is her condition?

9. How do Zahrah's instincts save her when she passes a plant with a large green and orange striped pod?

10. What encounter does Zahrah have with panthers in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zahrah and Dari meet when they are both seven. What type of relationship do Zahrah and Dari have? How does being best friends affect the choices they make concerning one another?

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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