2. What does Nhamo have to fight off when she first gets to the big island?
(a) A baboon.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A lemur.
(d) A jaguar.

3. Who did Useless marry?
(a) A muzuki.
(b) A njuzu.
(c) A princess.
(d) A nganga.

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

5. What does Long Teats eat?
(a) Baby's blood.
(b) Dead humans.
(c) Finger nails.
(d) Children.

6. 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 gathering figs for dinner.
(c) She is hiding from some boys.
(d) She is trying to avoid doing chores.

7. What is wrong with the lone baboon on the island?
(a) It has a twisted foot.
(b) It has a gash on its back.
(c) It has a deformed arm.
(d) It is missing an eye.

8. How does Nhamo harden her wood spears?
(a) She lines them with rocks.
(b) She whittles them.
(c) She burns them.
(d) She wets them.

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

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

11. What is the name of the trader's wife?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Rhonda.
(c) Rose.
(d) Rita.

12. What does the family not do while eating dinner?
(a) Look at each other.
(b) Drink.
(c) Chew their food.
(d) Talk.

13. To what does Nhamo compare the trading post?
(a) A market.
(b) A money tribe.
(c) A carnival.
(d) A circus.

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

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