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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. In Chapter 29, how did Zelie's first animation die?

2. In Chapter 33, how many times was Zelie's body ripped apart?

3. When the arena is filled with water in Chapter 23, how many ships sail in?

4. How old must maji be before they can do magic?

5. In Chapter 12, where does Zelie find herself when she wakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Zellie create her first animation?

2. How are Zelie, Tzain, and Amari paraded through the streets of Ibeji?

3. What happens when Zelie, Tzain, and Amari go down stairs at Chandomble?

4. How does Binta die?

5. What does Baba want Zelie and Tzain to do?

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

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

8. What mural does Lekan show Zelie and the others?

9. How do Zelie and Amari escape Lagos?

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

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

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of Children of Blood and Bone and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Origin stories explain the beginning of a world. What is the origin story for Orisha? Why is it important for Zelie, Tzain, and Amari to hear their origin story?

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