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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 is Princess Senwa's husband's name?
(a) Karken.
(b) Kinkla.
(c) Kakono.
(d) Kramona.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the food items Nhamo finds on the big island?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Mealies.
(d) Wheat.

3. What does Nhamo do to get Ruva to eat?
(a) Tells her the family is well.
(b) Tells a story.
(c) Makes her favorite food.
(d) Reminds her of her mother's dying wish.

4. What killed Nhamo's mother?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A strange sickness.
(c) A jealous man.
(d) A lion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?

2. How does Nhamo travel against the current?

3. Who did Useless marry?

4. What does Chipo not like about the boat?

5. What does Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story that Nhamo tells herself while waiting for her boat to be repaired?

2. What does Nhamo see as a positive sign from the spirit of the dead man in the hut?

3. What does Nhamo do when she finds all the food on the big island?

4. How does Rosa try to help Nhamo?

5. What does Nhamo dream about after being stung?

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

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

8. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

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

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

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