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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. How does Nhamo decide to get herself off the island?

2. What does Nhamo yell at the big island for?

3. What killed Nhamo's mother?

4. Who did Useless marry?

5. What are njuzu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Nhamo dream about after being stung?

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

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

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

8. How does Nhamo feel when the hippos are gone, and why?

9. How does Grandmother want Nhamo to escape?

10. What does Nhamo do to get the deformed baboon off the small 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy are themes present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

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