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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 Ruva stop eating?

2. What killed Nhamo's mother?

3. What does Long Teats eat?

4. How long does Nhamo fight the current before she sees land?

5. What starts while Nhamo is fighting against the current?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nhamo do when she finds all the food on the big island?

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

6. What does Nhamo think her dream about Long Teats was trying to tell her?

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

8. What does Nhamo do for Masvita when she can't sleep?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

There are three cultures presented in this book. What are they, and how do they relate to each other? How does each of these play a role in Nhamo's life?

Essay Topic 3

Nature plays a very tangible role in this book. What is this role, and how does it affect the main characters?

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