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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What killed Nhamo's mother?
(a) A strange sickness.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A lion.
(d) A jealous man.

2. Who calls Nhamo's mother a witch?
(a) Masvita.
(b) Tazviona.
(c) Chipo.
(d) Tilltiana.

3. What is a nganga?
(a) A sorcerer.
(b) A healer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A leader.

4. What kind of tree does Nhamo decide to camp by on the island?
(a) Banana.
(b) Bread fruit.
(c) Palm.
(d) Lucky bean.

5. What does the farmer in Nhamo's story do to get back at the baboons?
(a) Digs a pit.
(b) Takes their food.
(c) Poisons the waterhole.
(d) Kidnaps their leader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who notices that Nhamo is jealous of Masvita's womanhood?

2. Why is Nhamo not afraid of the animal that killed the carcass she finds after leaving the cave?

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

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

5. How does Nhamo feel when Dr. Masuku wants to send her to the city?

(see the answer key)

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