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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Musuku want Nhamo to contact after her ceremony with Baba Joseph?
(a) A school.
(b) Her father.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) Her family.

2. Why does Dr. Masuku want to send Nhamo to the city?
(a) To go to school.
(b) To find her father.
(c) To heal from her illness.
(d) To get out of the way.

3. In what form do the njuzu come?
(a) Waves.
(b) Small beetles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Wind.

4. What is Nhamo's mother doing in her dream after she sees the goat underground?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Driving.
(c) Reading.
(d) Singing.

5. What does the family send after Nhamo when they see her in the yard?
(a) The police.
(b) A servant.
(c) Their son.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Van Heerden not go with Nhamo the first time she approaches the family?

2. What does Nhamo's mother tell her after she learns about the leopard on the island?

3. Whom does Nhamo ask about the ceremony Baba Joseph did on her?

4. About what does Nhamo tell Baba Joseph?

5. Where does Nhamo go for summer vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Masuku want Nhamo to go to the city, and how does Nhamo feel about this?

2. Why does the nganga think the leopard appeared to Nhamo?

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

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

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

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

7. How is Nhamo protected when she is chased after being seen by the white family, and how does she feel about this?

8. What are the people at Efifi doing?

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

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

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