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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ruva stop eating?
(a) She is worried about her family.
(b) She wants to die to be with her mother.
(c) She wants the sick people to have her share.
(d) She is sick.

2. What does the family send after Nhamo when they see her in the yard?
(a) Their son.
(b) Dogs.
(c) A servant.
(d) The police.

3. Whom does Nhamo dream about going over a cliff?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Chipo.
(c) Crocodile Guts.
(d) Masvita.

4. In a dream, what does Crocodile Guts remind Nhamo to do?
(a) Listen to the njuzu.
(b) Thank the ancestors.
(c) Pack food for her journey.
(d) Have faith in her abilities.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the food items Nhamo finds on the big island?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Mealies.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Bananas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nhamo take her grandmother to see when they reach their destination?

2. What makes Nhamo so listless as she works on her boat?

3. Why is Nhamo so afraid when she dreams about Crocodile Guts?

4. What is a nganga?

5. What are njuzu?

(see the answer key)

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