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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 two things does Nhamo try to be while at Efifi?
(a) Kind and open.
(b) Invisible and helpful.
(c) Silent and loving.
(d) Careful and respectful.

2. What do the people in the village tell Nhamo to avoid on her journey?
(a) Speaking her native language.
(b) Talking to spirits.
(c) The border patrol.
(d) Angering the leopard.

3. What is Nhamo's aunt's name in her father's family?
(a) Emma.
(b) Edina.
(c) Emily.
(d) Edna.

4. What time is Nhamo told to come back by her aunt?
(a) 6:00 pm.
(b) 7:00 pm.
(c) 4:00 pm.
(d) 5:00 pm.

5. Who chides Dr. Van Heerden for wanting to send Nhamo away?
(a) Nhamo.
(b) Dr. Ringer.
(c) Dr. Masuku.
(d) Baba Joseph.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of carcass does Nhamo find after leaving the cave?

2. Why is Nhamo's hair shaved off after she attacks Van Heerdon?

3. What does Nhamo do when she finds a goat underground?

4. Who takes care of Nhamo when she moves to her father's family's house?

5. Who does Musuku want Nhamo to contact after her ceremony with Baba Joseph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nhamo do when she sees the first signs of the rainy season, and why?

2. What does Nhamo do with the carcass she finds?

3. Why does Baba Joseph think Nhamo attacked Van Heerden, and what does he do about it?

4. Who takes Nhamo to meet her family, and how does she feel when she gets there?

5. Where is Nhamo's father?

6. What does Nhamo hear about her village in a letter, and how does this make her feel?

7. How does Nhamo decide to avoid landmines as she continues her journey to Zimbabwe?

8. What does Dr. Masuku say when Nhamo moves in with her father's family?

9. How is Nhamo protected when she is chased after being seen by the white family, and how does she feel about this?

10. What story does Nhamo tell Baba Joseph, and how does he respond to this?

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