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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Several days.
(c) A day and a night.
(d) A week.

2. What does Grandmother say she wants to help Nhamo do?
(a) Understand her family.
(b) Be a good wife.
(c) Find a good husband.
(d) Escape.

3. What is a nganga?
(a) A priest.
(b) A healer.
(c) A sorcerer.
(d) A leader.

4. How does Nhamo feel when she is in the boat on her first day?
(a) Scared.
(b) Excited.
(c) Confused.
(d) Alone.

5. What does Nhamo use to wash the dishes?
(a) Waterless soap.
(b) Bathing water.
(c) Ash and sand.
(d) River water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of insect does Nhamo roast to eat?

2. What killed Nhamo's mother?

3. What are njuzu?

4. What does Nhamo make out of the bark of the tree?

5. Who calls Nhamo's mother a witch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nhamo while she is fighting against the current, and what does this mean to her?

2. How does Nhamo figure out a better way to hollow out her boat?

3. What does Grandmother reveal about Nhamo's father at the trading post?

4. What does Nhamo do to calm her fears while she waits for the hippos to leave?

5. What does Nhamo do in the forest when she is supposed to be collecting firewood?

6. What happens when the baboons on the island see Nhamo?

7. What does Nhamo do to get the deformed baboon off the small island?

8. What does Nhamo dream about after she sees the electric light?

9. Why does Grandmother say Chipo never liked Nhamo?

10. What does the muvuki determine will be done to make payment for the dead man?

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