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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?
(a) Two sacks of mealies.
(b) Two cows.
(c) Two pounds of sugar cane.
(d) Two months of wheat harvest.

2. Where does Nhamo's father's family live?
(a) Madagascar.
(b) Zaire.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Zimbabwe.

3. What kind of animal causes Nhamo to take a break from her boating?
(a) Hippo.
(b) Rhino.
(c) Crocodile.
(d) Snake.

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

5. What does Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?
(a) Masvita.
(b) More money.
(c) Another cow.
(d) Nhamo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the man who owns the boat that Nhamo uses to escape?

3. What does Chipo not like about the boat?

4. What shows that Masvita is entering womanhood?

5. Where does Masvita go after the meeting with the muvuki?

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