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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 does Zahrah remember in Chapter 14, that the bush cows followed her last night before she climbed into the tree?

2. Where does Zahrah hit the whip scorpion when she throws a rock at it?

3. What is the longest that a person infected by whip scorpion poison should sleep?

4. What color spider monkeys does Zahrah see in Chapter 18?

5. What color cloth does Misty give Zahrah to wear before she has a bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Misty learn about the large pink frog that she keeps seeing?

2. What encounter does Zahrah have with a Carnigourd in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

6. What does Zahrah learn about panthers from the field guide?

7. How does Zahrah bathe at Misty's?

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

9. How does the Speculating Speckled Frog help Zahrah?

10. What does Misty tell Zahrah about seeing elgorts?

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

Zahrah the Windseeker tells the story of a pivotal year in Zahrah’s life. How do the events in the book help Zahrah mature and grow in the novel? What role does learning to overcome fear and anxiety have in her growth?

Essay Topic 3

Verisimilitude ensures that even a story that is fantasy is rooted in reality and plausible. How does Okorafork-Mbachu create a believable world in Zahrah the Windseeker?

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