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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. How does Nhamo travel against the current?

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

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

4. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?

5. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nhamo do for Masvita when she can't sleep?

2. How does Nhamo feel when the hippos are gone, and why?

3. What changes in the village after the cholera passes?

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

5. What does Nhamo think her dream about Long Teats was trying to tell her?

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

7. What does Nhamo decide to hunt, and why?

8. What happens when Nhamo is stung while working on her boat?

9. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

10. Why does Grandmother say Chipo never liked Nhamo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a few times where Nhamo feels a complete sense of loss in this book. What are some of these moments, and how does Nhamo respond to them?

Essay Topic 2

Acceptance is a strong theme in this book. Which characters present this theme, and how does it affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

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