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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What useful item does Nhamo find in the hut on the island?
(a) Some rope.
(b) A knife.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A rudding stick.

2. What does Nhamo's mother tell her after she learns about the leopard on the island?
(a) To not worry.
(b) To protect herself.
(c) To leave soon.
(d) To be careful.

3. 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.

4. What does Nhamo do with the fish she catches?
(a) Eats them.
(b) Smokes them.
(c) Uses them in animal traps.
(d) Dries them.

5. To what does Nhamo compare the baboons as she watches them by the river?
(a) Spirits.
(b) Devils.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nhamo harden her wood spears?

2. Why does Nhamo procrastinate checking her animal traps?

3. What kind of animal causes Nhamo to take a break from her boating?

4. Which baboon gets into Nhamo's platform?

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

(see the answer key)

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