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100
The tracker at the Sawubona Game Preserve.
Who is Tendai?
100
He saved Martine from her classmates on the field trip.
Who is Ben?
100
Where Martine was born.
What is Sawubona, South Africa?
100
A person who hunts game illegally.
What is a "poacher"?
100
What Martine used to seal the wound in the kudu's neck.
What are the mandibles of soldier termites?
200
She told Martine that she had the gift.
Who is Grace?
200
Martine did this to fake an excuse for why her clothes were so dirty.
What is weeding the vegetable garden.
200
How Martine is able to contact Jemmy.
What is by using the silent whistle?
200
A roof covering of straw or similar material.
What is "thatch"?
200
This is where some members of the Five Star Gang ended up after chasing Martine.
What is the compost tank?
300
They are the popular group at Caracol School.
Who are the Five Star Gang?
300
The white giraffe saved Martine from this.
What is being bitten by a cobra?
300
Grace's gift to Martine when they meet in the cave.
What is a beaded pouch full of bottles containing Zulu traditional medicine.
300
This is a phrase that means to hide aboard a ship or plane to get free transportation.
What is to "stow away"?
300
Alex's excuse for shooting the kudu bull.
What is that he though it was caught in a snare/that the sight on his gun wasn't working properly?
400
He told her "You have to trust, Martine. Everything happens for a reason."
Who is Martine's father?
400
He could be described as a snake oil salesman.
Who is Alex du Preez?
400
This is the result of Martine showing off knowledge of giraffes in class.
What is someone steals the silent whistle from her locker?
400
A word that describes how Gwyn Thomas acted with Martine when they first met.
What is "stern" or "gruff"?
400
This is the first animal that Martine saved using her gift.
What is an Egyptian goose?
500
She is the headmistress of Caracal School.
Who is Elaine Rathmore?
500
She took the kids on a field trip to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and was the guide of Martine's group.
Who is Mrs. Volkner?
500
This is why Gwyn Thomas treated Martine badly and was afraid to get close to her.
What is because she reminded her of why her daughter, Veronica, had gone away? What is that if she loved Martine and then lost her it would be like losing Veronica all over again?
500
This word describes what was happening to the things in Martine's locker.
What is "tamper"?
500
Why Martine's mother didn't tell her anything about her grandparents.
What is because they wanted to keep her safe from Grace's claim that Martine was the child in the African legend who had power over all the animals and because they wanted her to have a normal life?