The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

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The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Study Guide . 1. What is the city’s tallest building? What do we know about it? 2. Discuss “the Heart of Africa” and its people. 3. What role does the Mellower play in the book? How would the book be different if he wasn’t a main character in the story? 4. Who is the “little lion?” 5. What is the name of Ear, Eye and Arm’s detective agency? 6. In what ways are the detectives, Ear, Eye and Arm effective, in terms of their abilities and clues they used to find the children, and bumbling in terms of their behavior? 7. Who is Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham? What tribe does she belong to and where does she live? 8. What is the name of the cage-like device that Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham puts Kuda in? 9. What the some of the sacrifice rituals the Masks perform and where are they performed? 10. The Spirit Medium accuses Myanda of being what? 11. Describe who the Presence reveals itself to and what happened. 12. Who was the ruler of the Shona Empire centuries ago? 13. Know these terms: shave, ndoro, dare, dwaal 14. What year does the story take place? 15. Describe the Nirvana guns, who uses them and whether you think they are truly effective most of the time. How about in Dead Man’s Vlei? 16. What kind of mask does Ambassador Obambo Chivari wear? Why? 17. What skills and traits help Tendai, Rita, and Kuda deal with and survive their adventures? 18. What were the experiences of the children at Resthaven? What was it like for Tendai, Rita and Kuda individually? EEA – Essay Questions Below are several essay questions you may choose to answer. Use good paragraph form with a topic sentence, details, and conclusion and always support your answers using specific examples from the book. Please write your answers on a piece of notebook paper and

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