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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. 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 is white.
(c) He has an appointment.
(d) Nhamo asks to go alone.

2. What does Nhamo do when she tends to the livestock?
(a) Tells stories.
(b) Sings.
(c) Draws pictures.
(d) Prays to her ancestors.

3. What is Efifi?
(a) A church.
(b) A college.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A science research center.

4. What does the roar of the leopard remind Nhamo of?
(a) The urgency of her departure.
(b) The totem animal of her father.
(c) The carcass she ate.
(d) The day her mother died.

5. What does Nhamo do with the carcass she finds after leaving the cave?
(a) Takes some meat to smoke it.
(b) Prays over it.
(c) Skins it.
(d) Buries it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who likes Nhamo the most at Efifi?

2. About what does Baba Joseph tell Nhamo a story?

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

4. What was Nhamo's father's name?

5. What two things does Nhamo try to be while at Efifi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What story does Nhamo tell Clever to cheer him up?

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

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

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

8. What kinds of civilized things does Nhamo learn while she is at Efifi?

9. What happens when Dr. Van Heerden's dog comes out of his truck?

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

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