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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. To whom does Nhamo tell her story at her family's house?
(a) A nganga.
(b) The servant.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her cousin.

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

3. Why do the baboons in Nhamo's play a prank on the farmer?
(a) The baboons want his hut.
(b) The farmer does not share his food.
(c) The baboons think he killed their leader.
(d) The farmer took their land.

4. What kind of tree does Nhamo find in a cave?
(a) Lucky Bean.
(b) Banana.
(c) Mulberry.
(d) Fig.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nhamo drink at Efifi that she loves more than anything else there?

3. Where does Nhamo get the idea to plug the holes in the boat?

4. With whom does Nhamo spend most of her time after hearing that Dr. Masuku wants to send her to the city?

5. What do the baboons do when they hear the leopard?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Masuku want Nhamo to go to the city, and how does Nhamo feel about this?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Baba Joseph do to Nhamo's panga, and how does Nhamo feel about this?

7. What are the people at Efifi doing?

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

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

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

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