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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. What did Tracker call Sadogo in order to get him angry enough to overcome the bone dust in Chapter 10?

2. Ekoiye led Tracker through a hatch to the roof of whom in Chapter 11?

3. What kind of bird did Ekoiye have in his room in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 10, Tracker recalls the Leopard's words: "The only way forward is" what (327)?

5. Where is Fumanguru's home said to be in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of Dolingo described? What is of central value to the inhabitants of this city?

2. Who is Lissisolo and how does this character play into the plot of the novel?

3. How are Kongori perceptions of magic different than those of the other settings in the novel?

4. How does Sadogo feel about his violent past?

5. What did the tracking party discover about Fumanguru's writs in Chapter 15?

6. What is significant about the boy's trail going hot and cold in Tracker's scent?

7. How is the buffalo described and why did it join the tracking party?

8. What are griots and why are they important in the story?

9. Who is Ekoiye and where did Tracker meet with him?

10. What is the creature called the Anjou and how did it attack the tracking party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of identity in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How does Tracker's sense of identity change as he leaves his home and sets out to discover the world? How do his experiences in Ku affect his sense of self? How does this theme relate to the missing boy?

Essay Topic 2

Outline and discuss the plot structure of Black Leopard, Red Wolf. Where does the inciting incident occur in the text? What takes place in the novel's climax? What information is related to the reader in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of political unrest in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What has led to the political unrest between the different kingdoms that are described in the story? How does this political unrest evolve? How does the political unrest relate to Tracker's quest?

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