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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nhamo yell at the big island for?
(a) Being too beautiful.
(b) Not being Zimbabwe.
(c) Keeping her from continuing her journey.
(d) Being too big.

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

3. What does Nhamo do with the fish she catches?
(a) Eats them.
(b) Smokes them.
(c) Uses them in animal traps.
(d) Dries them.

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

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

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

7. Why is the boy in Nhamo's story making a rope?
(a) To climb to the sky.
(b) To wrap the world.
(c) To tie up his future wife.
(d) To pull his grandmother's farm closer.

8. What does Nhamo's family do when they return to their village?
(a) Serve Masvita to help heal her.
(b) Prepare for her wedding.
(c) Communicate with Nhamo's future husband.
(d) Work her to the bone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. How does Nhamo feel when she is in the boat on her first day?
(a) Excited.
(b) Confused.
(c) Alone.
(d) Scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of insect does Nhamo roast to eat?

2. What is the name of Masvita's aunt in the other village?

3. What is wrong with the lone baboon on the island?

4. Where does Kufa take the family after the cholera epidemic?

5. What chore is Masvita doing while Nhamo prepares dinner?

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