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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nhamo hear as she is leaving the small island?
(a) A roar of an animal.
(b) Her mother and Crocodile Guts.
(c) The wind.
(d) The njuzu singing.

2. What does Nhamo get stung by while working on her boat?
(a) A bee.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A horned beetle.
(d) A hornet.

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

4. Why is Nhamo not allowed to stay overnight in the village?
(a) She talks about her fondness for the baboons.
(b) She tells them the leopard is tracking her.
(c) She mentions that she talks to spirits.
(d) She tells them she is from another country.

5. What useful item does Nhamo find in the hut on the island?
(a) A rudding stick.
(b) A knife.
(c) A shovel.
(d) Some rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who protects Nhamo when she is chased after seeing the family?

2. To what does Nhamo compare the trading post?

3. What does Nhamo do to get Ruva to eat?

4. Why is Nhamo angry at herself when the first signs of the rainy season appear?

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

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