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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Nhamo when her mother died?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Where does Nhamo sleep while on the big island?
(a) On the lake shore.
(b) A hollowed out tree.
(c) The boat.
(d) In a cave.

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

4. Why is the boy in Nhamo's story making a rope?
(a) To pull his grandmother's farm closer.
(b) To wrap the world.
(c) To climb to the sky.
(d) To tie up his future wife.

5. What does Masvita's aunt die from?
(a) Diphtheria.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nhamo want to do on the tiny island off of the big island?

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

3. What does Nhamo hunt on her first try?

4. What does Nhamo use to hollow out her boat?

5. How does Nhamo harden her wood spears?

(see the answer key)

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