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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nhamo get the clay she uses to repair her boat?
(a) A baboon nest.
(b) A termite hill.
(c) A beaver dam.
(d) The river banks.

2. 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 pounds of sugar cane.
(d) Two cows.

3. What chore is Masvita doing while Nhamo prepares dinner?
(a) Brushing her sister's hair.
(b) Gathering water.
(c) Making pots.
(d) Separating corn kernels.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the hozi?

3. What does Nhamo yell at the big island for?

4. What does the trader's wife think of the muvuki?

5. What starts while Nhamo is fighting against the current?

(see the answer key)

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