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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. What does Nhamo get to protect her from Long Teats?

2. What does Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?

3. What does Nhamo see in the night that gives her hope?

4. What is a zango?

5. What chore is Masvita doing while Nhamo prepares dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Grandmother say Chipo never liked Nhamo?

4. What does Nhamo dream about after she sees the electric light?

5. How does Nhamo figure out a better way to hollow out her boat?

6. What story does Nhamo's grandmother tell her at the beginning of the book?

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

8. What does Nhamo do to get the deformed baboon off the small island?

9. What does a baby baboon do to prove that Nhamo has been accepted into the tribe, and how does Nhamo respond to this?

10. What kinds of things occupy Nhamo's time when she is first settling on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many characters in this book who are manipulated and persuaded to do things they do not want to do. What are some of these instances, and how are these characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how do their inclusion in this book affect the outcome of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Acceptance is a strong theme in this book. Which characters present this theme, and how does it affect the plot?

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