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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old man in the hospital do for Nhamo?
(a) Feeds her.
(b) Sings to her.
(c) Brushes her hair.
(d) Reads to her.

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

3. 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.

4. Why do the baboons in Nhamo's play a prank on the farmer?
(a) The baboons want his hut.
(b) The baboons think he killed their leader.
(c) The farmer does not share his food.
(d) The farmer took their land.

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

6. What news does a haze tell Nhamo one day at Efifi?
(a) She has honored her mother.
(b) Her father has passed on.
(c) Grandmother is dead.
(d) Her family is waiting.

7. What does the farmer in Nhamo's story do to get back at the baboons?
(a) Takes their food.
(b) Digs a pit.
(c) Kidnaps their leader.
(d) Poisons the waterhole.

8. To whom does Nhamo tell her story at her family's house?
(a) A nganga.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) The servant.

9. What kind of tree does Nhamo find in a cave?
(a) Banana.
(b) Lucky Bean.
(c) Fig.
(d) Mulberry.

10. What is Nhamo's father's surname?
(a) Jonga.
(b) Jongwe.
(c) Jongkaw.
(d) Jongwut.

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

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

13. What is the first vehicle Nhamo sees?
(a) A motor boat.
(b) A helicopter.
(c) A jeep.
(d) An airplane.

14. Why does Baba Joseph think Nhamo attacked Heerdon?
(a) She is afraid of the dog.
(b) She is possessed.
(c) She hates him.
(d) She is having a mental breakdown.

15. Why is Nhamo so shocked about her doctor?
(a) He is tall.
(b) He is white.
(c) He is young.
(d) He is old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the nganga give Nhamo to prove her parentage?

2. What does Baba Joseph do with Nhamo's panga?

3. Why does Dr. Van Heerden not go with Nhamo the first time she approaches the family?

4. What is Nhamo's mother doing in her dream after she sees the goat underground?

5. Why is Nhamo not afraid of the animal that killed the carcass she finds after leaving the cave?

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