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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 makes Nhamo so listless as she works on her boat?

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

3. Whom does Nhamo ask about the ceremony Baba Joseph did on her?

4. In what form do the njuzu come?

5. Why do the baboons in Nhamo's play a prank on the farmer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nhamo do when she sees the first signs of the rainy season, and why?

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

3. Why does Baba Joseph think Nhamo attacked Van Heerden, and what does he do about it?

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

5. What does Nhamo do just after her jar of possessions is ruined?

6. Who takes Nhamo to meet her family, and how does she feel when she gets there?

7. What happens in Nhamo's story about the farmer and the baboons?

8. What are the people at Efifi doing?

9. What does Nhamo do with the carcass she finds?

10. What does Nhamo hear in a haze one day, and how does this affect her?

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

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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