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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. What does the muvuki use to diagnose the problem?

2. What does Kufa say the disobedient wife was eaten by?

3. What ruins Nhamo's traps?

4. What is a nganga?

5. What does Nhamo name the deformed baboon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kinds of things occupy Nhamo's time when she is first settling on the island?

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

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

5. What story does Nhamo's grandmother tell her at the beginning of the book?

6. What makes Nhamo upset as the family is travelling to the trading post, and how is this resolved?

7. What does Grandmother tell Nhamo about her mother the day Masvita enters womanhood?

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

9. What happens when Nhamo's food rations run out?

10. What happens when Nhamo procrastinates checking her animal traps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Persistence is a major attribute possessed by some of the main characters. Which characters have this trait, and how does it affect their role in the plot?

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