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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Nhamo try to imitate while learning to swim?
(a) Insects.
(b) Fish.
(c) Animals.
(d) Men from the village.

4. What does Nhamo teach herself during her boat journey?
(a) To fish.
(b) To steer.
(c) To swim.
(d) To bathe.

5. What ruins Nhamo's traps?
(a) A baboon.
(b) A large bird.
(c) A snake.
(d) A wild cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree does Nhamo decide to camp by on the island?

2. What does Nhamo do in an effort to get more food?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the food items Nhamo finds on the big island?

4. To what does Nhamo compare the baboons as she watches them by the river?

5. How old was Nhamo when her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a baby baboon do to prove that Nhamo has been accepted into the tribe, and how does Nhamo respond to this?

2. What story does Nhamo's grandmother tell her at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Grandmother reveal about Nhamo's father at the trading post?

4. How does Nhamo figure out a better way to hollow out her boat?

5. What happens to Nhamo while she is fighting against the current, and what does this mean to her?

6. What changes in the village after the cholera passes?

7. What does Nhamo dream about after being stung?

8. What happens when Nhamo is stung while working on her boat?

9. What does Nhamo do to calm her fears while she waits for the hippos to leave?

10. What happens when Nhamo's food rations run out?

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