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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. Where do Zahrah and Dari decide she can practice in Chapter 10 the next time they come into the jungle?

2. How long has Mrs. Ogbu been telling Dari's mother that he has been coming to the Dark Market?

3. How does Zahrah cover her head when Papa Grip comes to speak to her in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Papa Grip want Zahrah's mother to speak?

5. Near what type of tree is Dari reading in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who makes Zahrah's life difficult at school?

2. Why is there no wall between Kirki and the jungle?

3. Why does everyone love Papa Grip?

4. What happens when Dari is bitten by a war snake?

5. How was the Kirki library gorwn and nurtured?

6. What does Obax, one of the idiok, want Dari to have?

7. From whom does Zahrah ask directions to the oil lady's booth, and what do they have in common?

8. How does Zahrah describe stepping over the border into the jungle?

9. What book does Dari check out from the library in Chapter 7?

10. When does something strange happen to Zahrah in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zahrah is afraid of heights. Why is it ironic that Zahrah is a Windseeker since she is afraid of heights?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the location or locations where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Zahrah the Windseeker? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Zahrah the Windseeker? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Zahrah?

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