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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who keeps the children in the forest?
(a) Zareba.
(b) Basha.
(c) Sangoma.
(d) Abarra.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "I am just a man who some have called" what (12)?
(a) "A monster."
(b) "A leopard."
(c) "A beast."
(d) "A wolf."

3. Who are the people that live above the Gangatom?
(a) The Oba Olushere.
(b) The Yumboes.
(c) The Omoluzu.
(d) The Luala Luala.

4. What did Tracker's uncle tell him about his father in Chapter 2?
(a) His father is his grandfather.
(b) His father is his uncle.
(c) His father is his brother.
(d) His father is wanted for murder.

5. For how long had the King been dead that the Queen asked Tracker to find for her in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 8 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the good fairies of the leaves called that Kava speaks to in Chapter 3?

2. What "wife's poison" (16) does Tracker describe being almost poisoned with by the merchant's wife in Chapter 1?

3. By what name does the witchman in the hut call "the cool and gentle snake" in Chapter 2?

4. During what game did Tracker's father kill a man?

5. Who are the enemies of the Ku across the river?

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