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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 has Zahrah been in the jungle in Chapter 19?

2. How long after Zahrah's encounter with the spiders in Chapter 13 is she running forom a large brown, long-legged bird?

3. In Chapter 13, what type of birds are sleeping in the tree where Zahrah's sleeps her first night in the jungle?

4. How many children does misty have?

5. What color cane does Obax use?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the Speculating Speckled Frog help Zahrah?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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