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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 the person Nhamo talks to at her family's house accept her?

2. Who takes care of Nhamo when she moves to her father's family's house?

3. What signals the beginning of the rainy season?

4. To whom does Nhamo tell her story at her family's house?

5. What does Nhamo want to do after her possessions are ruined?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nhamo take such a strong liking to Dr. Masuku?

2. What does Nhamo do just after her jar of possessions is ruined?

3. Where is Nhamo's father?

4. Why does Baba Joseph think Nhamo attacked Van Heerden, and what does he do about it?

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

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

7. What does a nurse let Nhamo do that she thinks is miraculous?

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

9. Why is Nhamo not allowed to stay overnight in the village?

10. What does Nhamo do with the carcass she finds?

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

Betrayal is an important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and how does it affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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