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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. What news does a haze tell Nhamo one day at Efifi?
(a) Grandmother is dead.
(b) Her father has passed on.
(c) Her family is waiting.
(d) She has honored her mother.

2. Where does Nhamo stay during the storm?
(a) A hollow tree.
(b) Her overturned boat.
(c) In a cave.
(d) An abandoned hut.

3. What does Nhamo do when she finds a goat underground?
(a) Drinks some milk.
(b) Kills and eats it.
(c) Lay down with it.
(d) Chases it away.

4. What two things does Nhamo try to be while at Efifi?
(a) Invisible and helpful.
(b) Kind and open.
(c) Silent and loving.
(d) Careful and respectful.

5. Which of the following do Baba Joseph's people NOT do with hot coals?
(a) Roll on them.
(b) Cook over them.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Walk on them.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Baba Joseph tell Nhamo a story?

2. What does Dr. Van Heerden bring back with him from the city?

3. What does the bright light Nhamo sees turn out to be?

4. How are Nhamo and the nganga related?

5. What kind of animal does Nhamo think lives in the cave with the tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nhamo hear in a haze one day, and how does this affect her?

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

3. What are the people at Efifi doing?

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

5. How does Nhamo decide to avoid landmines as she continues her journey to Zimbabwe?

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

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

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

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

10. What kinds of civilized things does Nhamo learn while she is at Efifi?

(see the answer keys)

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