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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 many does Zelie say die in the fire in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 13, where does Zelie notice a nasty scar on Amari?

3. Where does Inan remember that his father made him and Amari wield swords and fight one another?

4. In Chapter 3, what type of pie does Amari's mother tell her to stop eating?

5. In Lagos how do the kosidan outnumber the diviners?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yemi say when Admiral Kaea threatens to kill an elderly woman when no one will provide information about Zelie?

2. How do Zelie and Amari escape Lagos?

3. How does Zelie sell a red-tailed sailfish?

4. Where and why does Lekan take Zelie and the others in Chapter 20 before they flee the temple grounds?

5. How does Zellie create her first animation?

6. What are Zelie and the others doing in Chapter 25 when the announcer finds them, and what does Zelie do when they are caught?

7. What are Inan's thoughts when he sees the mural of the gods in the temple?

8. In Chapter 13, what does a merchant trade for Amari's headdress?

9. What happens when Kaea realizes that Inan is maji?

10. How does Binta die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ademeyi uses the experiences Inan has to help his character grow. What is Inan’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation? Is it a complete transformation?

Essay Topic 2

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Adeyemi use cliffhangers in Children of Blood and Bone? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Diviners are a people group in Orisha who are persecuted. How and why are diviners persecuted?

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