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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 eyes do Greeny Jungle panthers have?

2. How many people in the gorilla village have seen an elgort?

3. What birds does Zahrah have to watch out for when she builds a fire to roast tree clams?

4. What does the Speculating Speckled Frog say is the meaning of life?

5. In Chapter 13, what color horse does Zahrah see?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Zahrah bathe at Misty's?

3. What encounter does Zahrah have with a whip scorpion?

4. What thoughts help Zahrah get moving in Chapter 13 when she needs to climb a tree to sleep?

5. What does Zahrah pack for her trip into the Forbidden Greeny Jungle?

6. How does Zahrah feel after the bees allow her to take some honey?

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

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

9. How does the Speculating Speckled Frog help Zahrah?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who bullies Zahrah? Why do Ciwanke and her friends bully Zahrah?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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