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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the food items Nhamo finds on the big island?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Mealies.

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

3. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Several days.
(c) A week.
(d) A day and a night.

4. What does Nhamo get to protect her from Long Teats?
(a) A phial of spring water.
(b) Long branches.
(c) A large fire.
(d) Face paint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nhamo do in an effort to get more food?

2. What does Nhamo see in the night that gives her hope?

3. What does Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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