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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 see in the night that gives her hope?
(a) A herd of cranes.
(b) A curve in the river.
(c) A light.
(d) A star.

2. To what kind of tree does Nhamo tie her boat when she gets to the big island?
(a) Water tree.
(b) Fig tree.
(c) Coconut tree.
(d) Oak tree.

3. What comforts Nhamo after she is stung?
(a) The gentle wind.
(b) The baboons.
(c) A cool rain.
(d) The voice of her mother.

4. What does Nhamo make out of the bark of the tree?
(a) A belt.
(b) Twine.
(c) Seasoning.
(d) An insect repellant.

5. What is the name of Nhamo's favorite baboon baby?
(a) Tim.
(b) Tom.
(c) Tick.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a dream, what does Crocodile Guts remind Nhamo to do?

2. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?

3. Why does Nhamo procrastinate checking her animal traps?

4. What does a baby baboon do that makes Nhamo feel comforted?

5. What do the baboons do when they see Nhamo at the river getting water?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the muvuki determine will be done to make payment for the dead man?

2. What does Nhamo do in the forest when she is supposed to be collecting firewood?

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

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

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

6. What does Nhamo do to get the deformed baboon off the small island?

7. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

8. What does Grandmother tell Nhamo about her mother the day Masvita enters womanhood?

9. What did Nhamo's grandmother do when her daughter was eaten by a leopard, and why is this so touching to Nhamo?

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

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