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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. To what kind of tree does Nhamo tie her boat when she gets to the big island?

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

3. What does Nhamo see as a sign that she can keep the item she found in the hut on the island?

4. Where does Nhamo's father's family live?

5. What does Nhamo take her grandmother to see when they reach their destination?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nhamo decide to hunt, and why?

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

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

6. Why does Grandmother say Chipo never liked Nhamo?

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

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

9. What does Nhamo dream about after being stung?

10. What does Grandmother tell Nhamo about her mother the day Masvita enters womanhood?

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

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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