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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 roar of the leopard remind Nhamo of?

2. What is Nhamo's father's surname?

3. What does Nhamo's mother tell her after she learns about the leopard on the island?

4. To whom does Nhamo tell her story at her family's house?

5. What is Nhamo's aunt's name in her father's family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nhamo watch a wasp do, and what does she think of this?

2. What does the nganga say after hearing Nhamo's story?

3. Why is Nhamo not allowed to stay overnight in the village?

4. Why does the nganga think the leopard appeared to Nhamo?

5. What does Baba Joseph do to Nhamo's panga, and how does Nhamo feel about this?

6. What happens when a baboon gets onto Nhamo's platform?

7. Why did Nhamo take such a strong liking to Dr. Masuku?

8. What are the people at Efifi doing?

9. How is Nhamo protected when she is chased after being seen by the white family, and how does she feel about this?

10. What happens when Nhamo is seen by the white family?

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

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Nhamo and her mother. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what causes these changes?

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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