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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nhamo decide to get herself off the island?
(a) Wait for more humans.
(b) Swim with the current.
(c) Repair the damaged boat.
(d) Build a new boat.

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

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

4. What is Nhamo's mother's name?
(a) Ravtako.
(b) Rhamo.
(c) Runako.
(d) Rennita.

5. What does Nhamo take her grandmother to see when they reach their destination?
(a) A television.
(b) A guitar player.
(c) A wrestling match.
(d) A snake charmer.

6. How old was Nhamo when her mother died?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

10. What is Nhamo's most prized possession?
(a) A tea cup.
(b) A magazine cover.
(c) A chocolate wrapper.
(d) A tin box.

11. What does Kufa say the disobedient wife was eaten by?
(a) A baby.
(b) A leopard.
(c) A snake.
(d) A tiger.

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

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

14. Which of the following is NOT one of the food items Nhamo finds on the big island?
(a) Mealies.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Bananas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nhamo harden her wood spears?

2. What does Nhamo hunt on her first try?

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

4. What does Nhamo get to protect her from Long Teats?

5. What does Nhamo try to imitate while learning to swim?

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