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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nine and Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does NOT fall to their knees in gratitude to Babamukuru?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Maiguru.
(d) Ma'Shingayi.

2. For which holiday does the city host a dance for the school-age children?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Kwanza.

3. How does the maid greet Tambu when she arrives at the house?
(a) Animatedly.
(b) Warmly.
(c) She does not greet Tambu.
(d) Rudely.

4. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Tambu to her new school with the nuns?
(a) Babamukuru.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Ma'Shingayi.
(d) Nyasha.

5. During their first conversation, what does Nyasha admit to Tambu?
(a) That she has hated Tambu since she was born.
(b) That she does not hate Tambu and never did.
(c) That she is beginning to hate Tambu for her conservative ways.
(d) That she hated Tambu when she first moved in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is NOT blamed by Babamukuru for Nyasha's wild ways?

2. On what type of bed does Tambu's mother sleep?

3. What does Ma'Shingayi say killed her son?

4. What part about her uncle makes Tambu the most uncomfortable?

5. Despite having a latrine, where does Tambu go to the bathroom?

(see the answer key)

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