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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nhamo want to do after her possessions are ruined?
(a) Kill.
(b) Leave.
(c) Die.
(d) Dry.

3. In a dream, what does Crocodile Guts remind Nhamo to do?
(a) Have faith in her abilities.
(b) Thank the ancestors.
(c) Pack food for her journey.
(d) Listen to the njuzu.

4. What does a baby baboon do that makes Nhamo feel comforted?
(a) Brings her food.
(b) Plays with her.
(c) Protects her.
(d) Grooms her.

5. What was wrong with Masvita after the cholera epidemic?
(a) She was weak and listless.
(b) She lost some of her hair.
(c) She had strange scars on her back.
(d) Her monthly bleeding stopped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nhamo's father's totem animal?

2. Why does Baba Joseph think Nhamo attacked Heerdon?

3. Where does Nhamo's father's family live?

4. What does Nhamo name the deformed baboon?

5. What makes Nhamo so listless as she works on her boat?

(see the answer key)

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