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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 are the people at Efifi trying to kill?

2. Who is the first person Nhamo sees when she wakes up?

3. What was Nhamo's father's name?

4. How are Nhamo and the nganga related?

5. What does Nhamo call Dr. Masuku?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Nhamo tell Clever to cheer him up?

2. What are the people at Efifi doing?

3. What happens when a baboon gets onto Nhamo's platform?

4. What happens when Nhamo is seen by the white family?

5. Who takes Nhamo to meet her family, and how does she feel when she gets there?

6. What does Nhamo hear about her village in a letter, and how does this make her feel?

7. What does Nhamo do when she sees the first signs of the rainy season, and why?

8. What does the nganga say after hearing Nhamo's story?

9. What does Nhamo realize when she sees the margarine advertisement again?

10. What happens when Dr. Van Heerden's dog comes out of his truck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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