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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 kind of birds attacked Tracker and the others as they carried the griot to the bush in Chapter 18?

2. What did the lord describe eating the moon in the sky when Tracker's party arrived at his home in Chapter 17?

3. How is the giggle described that Tracker heard when he looked at Gangatom on the map in Chapter 18?

4. What does Tracker say they eat in Kongor?

5. What is the name of the quarter of Kongor in the southwest "with streets for administrators, scribes, and keepers of logs and records" (357)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the Great Hall of Records? How is this setting described?

2. Where did Mossi lead Tracker to keep him awake in Chapter 16?

3. What forced the tracking party to flee the Great Hall of Records in Chapter 15?

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

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

6. Why was Tracker instructed not to sleep in the night in Chapter 16?

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

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

9. What happened to the children in Dolingo?

10. How did Mossi explain his reasoning for joining the tracking party in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three examples of symbolism in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. What is the object, character, or setting representative of? How is this symbolism made apparent to the reader? How does the symbolism connect to the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Nyka and the theme of betrayal in Black Leopard, Red Wolf. How did Nyka betray Tracker? How did this betrayal impact Tracker's actions and his outlook? Is this betrayal resolved or atoned for? Why or why not?

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