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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 Chipo say the spirit demands in payment?

2. Who notices that Nhamo is jealous of Masvita's womanhood?

3. What useful item does Nhamo find in the hut on the island?

4. What does the trader's wife think of the muvuki?

5. What is the name of the man who owns the boat that Nhamo uses to escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What changes in the village after the cholera passes?

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

5. What happens when Nhamo is stung while working on her boat?

6. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

7. What does the muvuki determine will be done to make payment for the dead man?

8. How does Rosa try to help Nhamo?

9. What does Nhamo see as a positive sign from the spirit of the dead man in the hut?

10. What does Grandmother reveal about Nhamo's father at the trading post?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Nhamo and her mother. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

There are a few times where Nhamo feels a complete sense of loss in this book. What are some of these moments, and how does Nhamo respond to them?

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