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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nhamo do to get Ruva to eat?
(a) Tells a story.
(b) Reminds her of her mother's dying wish.
(c) Makes her favorite food.
(d) Tells her the family is well.

2. What does the family not do while eating dinner?
(a) Talk.
(b) Chew their food.
(c) Look at each other.
(d) Drink.

3. Why is Nhamo sitting in a fig tree at the beginning of the book?
(a) She is getting out of the heat.
(b) She is trying to avoid doing chores.
(c) She is gathering figs for dinner.
(d) She is hiding from some boys.

4. What is the hozi?
(a) The river fountain.
(b) The house of Nhamo's grandmother.
(c) A communal storage facility.
(d) The church.

5. What is Nhamo's most prized possession?
(a) A tin box.
(b) A chocolate wrapper.
(c) A tea cup.
(d) A magazine cover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?

3. What is Nhamo's mother's name?

4. What is a nganga?

5. What is the name of the trader's wife?

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