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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 kind of carcass does Nhamo find after leaving the cave?
(a) Lemur.
(b) Antelope.
(c) Deer.
(d) Baboon.

2. How does Nhamo feel when Dr. Masuku wants to send her to the city?
(a) Scared.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

3. What does Baba Joseph do with Nhamo's panga?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Cracks it.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Paints it.

4. What does Nhamo drink at Efifi that she loves more than anything else there?
(a) Soda.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Tea.

5. What does Nhamo notice about the first family she sees after the storm?
(a) They are white.
(b) They are fat.
(c) They are naked.
(d) They have strange hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cousin that Nhamo becomes close with after moving in with her father's family?

2. What does the family send after Nhamo when they see her in the yard?

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

4. What kind of animal does Nhamo think lives in the cave with the tree?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are the people at Efifi doing?

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

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

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

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