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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 like to do when she is around the adults at Efifi?
(a) Touch them.
(b) Listen to them talk.
(c) Tell them about her journey.
(d) Get them to smile.

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

3. What does Nhamo's mother tell her after she learns about the leopard on the island?
(a) To protect herself.
(b) To leave soon.
(c) To be careful.
(d) To not worry.

4. Why does Dr. Masuku want to send Nhamo to the city?
(a) To find her father.
(b) To heal from her illness.
(c) To get out of the way.
(d) To go to school.

5. Where does Nhamo stay during the storm?
(a) A hollow tree.
(b) An abandoned hut.
(c) In a cave.
(d) Her overturned boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chides Dr. Van Heerden for wanting to send Nhamo away?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Nhamo learns while at Efifi?

3. What time is Nhamo told to come back by her aunt?

4. Why do the baboons in Nhamo's play a prank on the farmer?

5. Which baboon gets into Nhamo's platform?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a nurse let Nhamo do that she thinks is miraculous?

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

3. What happens when a baboon gets onto Nhamo's platform?

4. Where is Nhamo's father?

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

6. What does Nhamo hear in a haze one day, and how does this affect her?

7. What does Nhamo realize when she sees the margarine advertisement again?

8. Why did Nhamo take such a strong liking to Dr. Masuku?

9. What happens in Nhamo's story about the farmer and the baboons?

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

(see the answer keys)

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