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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nhamo angry at herself when the first signs of the rainy season appear?
(a) Working so slowly on the boat.
(b) Trusting the baboons.
(c) Allowing her boat to get damaged.
(d) Not building a better shelter.

2. What news does Nhamo get about Masvita during summer vacation?
(a) Her monthly bleeding never came back.
(b) She died.
(c) She is married to the man Nhamo was promised to.
(d) She had another baby.

3. What kind of tree sap does Nhamo use to plug the holes in the boat?
(a) Lucky Bean.
(b) Palm.
(c) Mulberry.
(d) Mutowa.

4. Who likes Nhamo the most at Efifi?
(a) Mr. Heerden.
(b) Dr. Masuku.
(c) Baba Joseph.
(d) Father Jasuka.

5. What was Nhamo's father's totem animal?
(a) Antelope.
(b) Snake.
(c) Baboon.
(d) Leopard.

6. What does the nganga give Nhamo to prove her parentage?
(a) A picture.
(b) A written letter of approval.
(c) Her parent's wedding license.
(d) Her father's birth certificate.

7. What two things does Nhamo try to be while at Efifi?
(a) Careful and respectful.
(b) Kind and open.
(c) Invisible and helpful.
(d) Silent and loving.

8. Why does the person Nhamo talks to at her family's house accept her?
(a) She is a person in need.
(b) She is pretty.
(c) She has lived an amazing life.
(d) She looks like his first wife.

9. How is Nhamo injured after she attacks Dr. Van Heerden?
(a) Her ankle is sprained.
(b) Her head is bruised.
(c) Her hand is cut.
(d) Her wrist is broken.

10. How does Nhamo feel when Dr. Masuku wants to send her to the city?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Scared.
(d) Confused.

11. Where is Nhamo offered a job during the summer?
(a) Efifi.
(b) The college.
(c) A mine.
(d) A hotel.

12. Why does Dr. Van Heerden interrupt Baba Joseph when he is trying to cure Nhamo?
(a) He is worried about her.
(b) His shift has started.
(c) He needs to speak to Nhamo.
(d) He doesn't want a law suit.

13. Where did Nhamo's grandfather make his fortune?
(a) In the research profession.
(b) In the fishing business.
(c) In the chrome mines.
(d) In the steel mines.

14. What do the baboons do when they hear the leopard?
(a) Scream.
(b) Run in a scattered pattern.
(c) Hide in the trees.
(d) Go silent.

15. What is Efifi?
(a) A science research center.
(b) A college.
(c) A church.
(d) A hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of carcass does Nhamo find after leaving the cave?

2. What does Nhamo do when she finds a goat underground?

3. What are the people at Efifi trying to kill?

4. What do the people in the village tell Nhamo to avoid on her journey?

5. About what does Baba Joseph tell Nhamo a story?

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