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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 months of wheat harvest.
(b) Two sacks of mealies.
(c) Two cows.
(d) Two pounds of sugar cane.

2. Where does Masvita go after the meeting with the muvuki?
(a) Her home village.
(b) Vatete's village.
(c) The trader's house.
(d) The inn.

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

4. What does Nhamo see in the night that gives her hope?
(a) A star.
(b) A light.
(c) A herd of cranes.
(d) A curve in the river.

5. What is a zango?
(a) A family crest.
(b) A valuable jewel.
(c) A charm against witches.
(d) A sign of the epidemic.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was wrong with Masvita after the cholera epidemic?

4. What does the family not do while eating dinner?

5. What is the hozi?

(see the answer key)

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