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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 36, what does Mwita feed Onyesonwu?
(a) Lizard's eggs.
(b) Salt and broth.
(c) Hare stew.
(d) Camel's milk.

2. How old was Nuumu when she became badly crippled?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

3. In Chapter 42, about how old is the woman Mwita is with when Onyesonwu comes to the feast?
(a) 35.
(b) 29.
(c) 38.
(d) 25.

4. In Chapter 44, what is the masquerade made of that appears?
(a) Wet leaves and metal spikes.
(b) Tree bark and nails.
(c) Flowers and cacti.
(d) Fur and dirt.

5. What does Onyesonwu change into after a group of men try to rape her in Chapter 32?
(a) Basilisk.
(b) Banshee.
(c) Bunyip.
(d) Sphinx.

6. In Chapter 32, how many men accost Onyesonwu when she steps outside from a tavern?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

7. In Chapter 31, how many camels come to journey with Onyesonwu, Fanasi, Mwita, and Luyu?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

8. How old was Onyesonwu when she learned the song the desert taught her that she sings in Chapter 42?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. In Chapter 31, from what direction does a paved road run in a town that Onyesonwu sees as she travels as a vulture?
(a) Southeast to southwest.
(b) South to north.
(c) West to east.
(d) Northeast to southeast.

10. How many children do Ssaqua and Essop have?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

11. How long has Onyesonwu slept when she wakes in Chapter 42?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

12. What color parrot comes to Ssaiku's tent when he is speaking with Onyesonwu and Mwita in Chapter 42?
(a) Green and yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Orange.

13. How long does it take Ting to return in Chapter 48?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

14. What does Mwita put on when he goes to get water for Onyesonwu in Chapter 47?
(a) Yellow rapa.
(b) Blue rapa.
(c) Green rapa.
(d) White rapa.

15. What is the only thing that Onyesonwu can ingest in Chapter 45?
(a) Water and plain bread.
(b) Water and beans.
(c) Water and eggs.
(d) Water and rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the journey that Najeeba used to take with her brothers and father to collect and bring back salt?

2. When Aro had Onyesonwu bring back a dead camel, how long had the camel been dead?

3. In Chapter 35, how long does Onyesonwu spend as a vulture at the beginning of the chapter?

4. In Chapter 38, what does the wtich doctor wear who starts an attack on Onyesonwu and her companions?

5. How do Onyesonwu and her companions dig a hole in the sand to bury Binta?

(see the answer keys)

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