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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 do you eat during the rights of manhood ritual described by Tracker in Chapter 2?
(a) Oba Olushere.
(b) Durra porridge.
(c) Mingi.
(d) Abarra.

2. By what name does the witchman in the hut call "the cool and gentle snake" in Chapter 2?
(a) The Mingi.
(b) The makala.
(c) Oba Olushere.
(d) The Abarra.

3. What are the good fairies of the leaves called that Kava speaks to in Chapter 3?
(a) Yumboes.
(b) Oba Olushere.
(c) Mingi.
(d) Basha.

4. What literary device is employed in the following sentence from Chapter 1? "Truth eats lies just as the crocodile eats the moon" (12).
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Allusion.

5. What did Kava do to make the black leopard run off in Chapter 3?
(a) He shot an arrow at it.
(b) He slapped it.
(c) He whistled at it.
(d) He threw water on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cowries does Tracker describe his mother giving him when he left home in Chapter 1?

2. What does Kava call the "master of charms and spells" (42) in the ritual in Chapter 2?

3. How did Giraffe Boy come to live with the woman in the woods?

4. What word does Tracker use to refer to "a buyer of boys" in Chapter 4?

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

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