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

2. Why does Nhamo attack Dr. Van Heerden when he comes back from the city?
(a) She thinks he wants to experiment on her.
(b) She thinks he is a bad spirit.
(c) She thinks he wants her to leave.
(d) She thinks his dogs are attacking her.

3. Who protects Nhamo when she is chased after seeing the family?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Long Teats.
(d) Crocodile Guts.

4. About what does Nhamo tell Baba Joseph?
(a) Long Teats.
(b) Her journey.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Sacrificing cows.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Baba Joseph's people NOT do with hot coals?

2. Why does Dr. Masuku not want to get married?

3. Where does Nhamo go for summer vacation?

4. Why does Dr. Masuku want to send Nhamo to the city?

5. What does the bright light Nhamo sees turn out to be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Nhamo do just after her jar of possessions is ruined?

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

8. What does the nganga say after hearing Nhamo's story?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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