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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Nhamo travel against the current?
(a) She zigzags.
(b) She paddles hard when the current is weak.
(c) She lets the wind blow her.
(d) She turns the boat in wide circles.

3. What does Nhamo do in an effort to get more food?
(a) Follows animal tracks.
(b) Follows the baboons.
(c) Dries her fruit.
(d) Plants a larger garden.

4. What is the hozi?
(a) The house of Nhamo's grandmother.
(b) The river fountain.
(c) The church.
(d) A communal storage facility.

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

6. Where does Nhamo's father's family live?
(a) Zaire.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Zimbabwe.

7. What are njuzu?
(a) Nutritional water plants.
(b) Water spirits.
(c) Strange waves.
(d) River scavengers.

8. What does Nhamo see in the night that gives her hope?
(a) A star.
(b) A curve in the river.
(c) A light.
(d) A herd of cranes.

9. What does Nhamo teach herself during her boat journey?
(a) To fish.
(b) To bathe.
(c) To steer.
(d) To swim.

10. What do the baboons refuse to do for the deformed baboon?
(a) Sleep near him.
(b) Hunt for him.
(c) Protect him.
(d) Groom him.

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

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

13. What does Nhamo get to protect her from Long Teats?
(a) A large fire.
(b) Face paint.
(c) Long branches.
(d) A phial of spring water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Masvita go after the meeting with the muvuki?

2. Where does Nhamo get the clay she uses to repair her boat?

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

4. Whom does Nhamo dream about going over a cliff?

5. What does Nhamo hear as she is leaving the small island?

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