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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nhamo not afraid of the animal that killed the carcass she finds after leaving the cave?
(a) She thinks it is asleep.
(b) She is too hungry.
(c) She knows it would not attack her.
(d) She has her knife with her.

2. What is the hozi?
(a) The river fountain.
(b) The house of Nhamo's grandmother.
(c) A communal storage facility.
(d) The church.

3. Which baboon gets into Nhamo's platform?
(a) Tag.
(b) Rumpy.
(c) Fat Cheeks.
(d) Stumpy.

4. How old was Nhamo when her mother died?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What kind of animal does Nhamo think lives in the cave with the tree?
(a) Orical.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Leopard.
(d) Caracal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandmother pay to resolve the issue of the murdered man?

2. What useful item does Nhamo find in the hut on the island?

3. What does Nhamo's family do when they return to their village?

4. Who helps a girl when she reaches womanhood?

5. What does Nhamo try to imitate while learning to swim?

(see the answer key)

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