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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ruins Nhamo's traps?
(a) A large bird.
(b) A wild cat.
(c) A baboon.
(d) A snake.

2. What does Nhamo hunt on her first try?
(a) Lemurs.
(b) Wombats.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Dassies.

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

4. Who helps a girl when she reaches womanhood?
(a) An aunt.
(b) A grandmother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The eldest sister.

5. Where does Nhamo land after drifting unanchored all night?
(a) The beach.
(b) An island.
(c) A strange lake.
(d) A sand bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does Nhamo think lives in the cave with the tree?

2. In what lake is the island?

3. What is the first vehicle Nhamo sees?

4. What is a nganga?

5. With what do the baboons in Nhamo's story fill a goat skin?

(see the answer key)

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