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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?
(a) More money.
(b) Nhamo.
(c) Another cow.
(d) Masvita.

3. How did Grandmother say Chipo felt when Nhamo was born?
(a) Confused.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Angry.

4. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?
(a) Two months of wheat harvest.
(b) Two sacks of mealies.
(c) Two pounds of sugar cane.
(d) Two cows.

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

6. Where does Kufa take the family after the cholera epidemic?
(a) The cleanser.
(b) The burial grounds.
(c) The great falls.
(d) The trading post.

7. What comforts Nhamo after she is stung?
(a) The voice of her mother.
(b) A cool rain.
(c) The baboons.
(d) The gentle wind.

8. What does Nhamo do to get Ruva to eat?
(a) Reminds her of her mother's dying wish.
(b) Makes her favorite food.
(c) Tells a story.
(d) Tells her the family is well.

9. What does Nhamo use to wash the dishes?
(a) River water.
(b) Bathing water.
(c) Ash and sand.
(d) Waterless soap.

10. Why does Ruva stop eating?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She is worried about her family.
(c) She wants the sick people to have her share.
(d) She wants to die to be with her mother.

11. What is Princess Senwa's husband's name?
(a) Kramona.
(b) Karken.
(c) Kakono.
(d) Kinkla.

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

13. What kind of insect does Nhamo roast to eat?
(a) Beetle.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Butterfly.
(d) Grasshopper.

14. Why does Nhamo procrastinate checking her animal traps?
(a) It is getting dark.
(b) She has other things to do.
(c) She is dizzy.
(d) She does not need food.

15. What does Nhamo make out of the bark of the tree?
(a) An insect repellant.
(b) Seasoning.
(c) A belt.
(d) Twine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nhamo yell at the big island for?

2. What is Nhamo's most prized possession?

3. What killed Nhamo's mother?

4. What does the muvuki use to diagnose the problem?

5. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?

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