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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Van Heerden tell Nhamo to put her grandmother's gold?
(a) Her great-grandfather's account.
(b) A safety deposit box.
(c) A bank.
(d) His safe keeping.

2. Why does Dr. Masuku not want to get married?
(a) She is wealthy.
(b) It is old fashioned.
(c) It is like slavery.
(d) Her mother told her not to.

3. What does Nhamo call Dr. Masuku?
(a) Mary.
(b) Mother.
(c) Misses.
(d) Doctor.

4. In what form do the njuzu come?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Small beetles.
(c) Waves.
(d) Wind.

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

6. Why is Nhamo's hair shaved off after she attacks Van Heerdon?
(a) Demons get tangled in hair.
(b) They want to do a head scan.
(c) She is being punished.
(d) It is part of her repentance.

7. Why does Dr. Masuku want to send Nhamo to the city?
(a) To find her father.
(b) To go to school.
(c) To heal from her illness.
(d) To get out of the way.

8. Which baboon gets into Nhamo's platform?
(a) Rumpy.
(b) Tag.
(c) Fat Cheeks.
(d) Stumpy.

9. Why does Nhamo attack Dr. Van Heerden when he comes back from the city?
(a) She thinks he wants to experiment on her.
(b) She thinks he is a bad spirit.
(c) She thinks his dogs are attacking her.
(d) She thinks he wants her to leave.

10. Who does Musuku want Nhamo to contact after her ceremony with Baba Joseph?
(a) Her family.
(b) A school.
(c) Her father.
(d) An orphanage.

11. What does Nhamo watch a wasp kill?
(a) A hornet.
(b) Another wasp.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A spider.

12. What kind of house does Nhamo's family live in?
(a) Hut.
(b) Apartment.
(c) Mansion.
(d) House.

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

14. What does Musuku teach Nhamo to wear?
(a) Pants.
(b) Head wraps.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Dresses.

15. Which of the following do Baba Joseph's people NOT do with hot coals?
(a) Cook over them.
(b) Walk on them.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Roll on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what do the baboons in Nhamo's story fill a goat skin?

2. What does Nhamo do when she sees her doctor for the first time?

3. What does Nhamo drink at Efifi that she loves more than anything else there?

4. What makes Nhamo so listless as she works on her boat?

5. Where does Baba Joseph try to heal Nhamo?

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