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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the farmer in Nhamo's story do to get back at the baboons?
(a) Poisons the waterhole.
(b) Kidnaps their leader.
(c) Takes their food.
(d) Digs a pit.

2. What was wrong with Masvita after the cholera epidemic?
(a) She was weak and listless.
(b) Her monthly bleeding stopped.
(c) She had strange scars on her back.
(d) She lost some of her hair.

3. With what do the baboons in Nhamo's story fill a goat skin?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Hay.
(c) Banana peels.
(d) Droppings.

4. What does Nhamo take her grandmother to see when they reach their destination?
(a) A snake charmer.
(b) A television.
(c) A wrestling match.
(d) A guitar player.

5. What does Nhamo hunt on her first try?
(a) Wombats.
(b) Lemurs.
(c) Dassies.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nhamo teach herself during her boat journey?

3. To what does Nhamo compare the baboons as she watches them by the river?

4. What is a zango?

5. What does Nhamo see as a sign that she can keep the item she found in the hut on the island?

(see the answer key)

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