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A Girl Named Disaster

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What killed Nhamo's mother?
a leopard
malaria
cholera
cancer
After Nhamo gave up on life, who gave her a drink of water?
the Njuza
the Mukwa tree
Donkeyberry
Donkeydew
What part of Nhamo became bored and restless everyday?
her legs
her spirit
her brain
her body
What were the attitudes of the people in the first village Nhamo encountered?
they wanted to send her on her way
they wanted her to stay and live with them
they let her rest for a while
they threw rocks at her
What animals kept Nhamo stranded on shore for days?
hippos
alligators
Elephants
crocodiles
Why did Nhamo need a secret bank account?
because women are never free until they can control their own money
because her aunt would spend all Nhamo's money on clothes for Masvita
because her father desperately needed money for his company
because she didn't trust the doctors at the Efifi science lab
When crossing the border, what did Nhamo follow to avoid landmines?
an elephant's footprints
the north star
a trail through the forest
the lights of Zimbabwe
Why was Nhamo so glad to find the island with the abandoned garden?
she could make a home there
she was starving
her boat was sinking
she was afraid of the water spirits
Why did Nhamo follow the baboons?
to see where they found food
to see where they hid the nursery for their young
to see how they got off the island
to see how they acted around a stranger
When a child's mother died, who normally raised the child?
the people of the village where the child was born
the mother's family
the father's family
the nuns at the convent