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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nhamo procrastinate checking her animal traps?

2. What does Nhamo's family do when they return to their village?

3. Why does Ruva stop eating?

4. What does Nhamo do to get Ruva to eat?

5. What is Nhamo's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Nhamo while she is fighting against the current, and what does this mean to her?

2. Why does Grandmother say Chipo never liked Nhamo?

3. What happens when the baboons on the island see Nhamo?

4. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

5. What does Nhamo do to calm her fears while she waits for the hippos to leave?

6. What does Nhamo dream about after being stung?

7. What happens when Nhamo's food rations run out?

8. What is the story that Nhamo tells herself while waiting for her boat to be repaired?

9. What happens when Nhamo procrastinates checking her animal traps?

10. What does Nhamo do in the forest when she is supposed to be collecting firewood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Nancy Farmer have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Edina is a minor character in this book who makes a huge impact on the plot. How does she accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

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