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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. Who does the woman in the margarine ad look like?
(a) Nhamo.
(b) Nhamo's grandmother.
(c) Edina.
(d) Musuku.

2. How are Nhamo and the nganga related?
(a) He is her great-grandfather.
(b) He is her uncle.
(c) He is her grandfather.
(d) He is her great-uncle.

3. Who likes Nhamo the most at Efifi?
(a) Baba Joseph.
(b) Dr. Masuku.
(c) Father Jasuka.
(d) Mr. Heerden.

4. Why does Dr. Van Heerden not go with Nhamo the first time she approaches the family?
(a) He does not want to intrude.
(b) He has an appointment.
(c) Nhamo asks to go alone.
(d) He is white.

5. What does the nganga give Nhamo to prove her parentage?
(a) A picture.
(b) Her parent's wedding license.
(c) Her father's birth certificate.
(d) A written letter of approval.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nhamo so shocked about her doctor?

2. Who takes Nhamo to meet her family?

3. What does Nhamo like to do when she is around the adults at Efifi?

4. What are the people at Efifi trying to kill?

5. What does Muzuku say to Nhamo as she is preparing to live with her father's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Of the staff at Efifi, who likes Nhamo the most of the staff, and why?

3. Why does the nganga think the leopard appeared to Nhamo?

4. Why is Nhamo not allowed to stay overnight in the village?

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

6. What happens when Nhamo is seen by the white family?

7. What does Nhamo watch a wasp do, and what does she think of this?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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