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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. In Chapter 18, what color balloon frog does Zahrah come across?

2. How many needlelike sticks does Misty put into Zahrah's forehead for pain?

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

4. How far does the wood wit say that the bees travel a day for pollen?

5. In Chapter 15, how many legs does Zahrah think the whip scorpion has?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who rescues Zahrah after she hurts her hip in Chapter 20?

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

3. What does Zahrah eat for breakfast in Chpater 14, and why does she decide not to eat that fruit again?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Zahrah bathe at Misty's?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zahrah is injured by a whip scorpion. How does a whip-scorpion wound affect an injured person? Why does Zahrah realize controlling her anxiety is essential after being injured by a whip scorpion?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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