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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Ma'Shingayi gives birth, what does she have?
(a) Twins -- one boy and one girl.
(b) Twin sons.
(c) A daughter.
(d) A son.
2. How does Tambu's father, Jeremiah, feel about Tambu winning a scholarship?
(a) He is proud.
(b) He is outraged.
(c) He is suspicious.
(d) He is apathetic.
3. What aspect of the nuns makes Tambu's family nervous?
(a) They are rude.
(b) They are rich.
(c) They are white.
(d) They are Catholic.
4. What is Babamukuru's only expense at Tambu's new school?
(a) Her uniform.
(b) Her tuition.
(c) Her lodging.
(d) Her books.
5. Despite having a latrine, where does Tambu go to the bathroom?
(a) In the river.
(b) In the bushes.
(c) She travels to the only flush toilet in town, at the library.
(d) In a bedpan.
6. Which of the following characters is NOT blamed by Babamukuru for Nyasha's wild ways?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Chido.
7. How does Babamukuru react to the dress Nyasha wears for the dance?
(a) He thinks she looks like a clown.
(b) He thinks she looks inappropriate.
(c) He thinks she looks womanly.
(d) He thinks she looks beautiful.
8. Who curls up next to Nyasha on the night of the fight, sleeping with their arms wrapped around her?
(a) Tambu.
(b) Babamukuru.
(c) Maiguru.
(d) Chido.
9. Which of the following women is the eldest in Tambu's family?
(a) Maiguru.
(b) Lucia.
(c) Tete Gladys.
(d) Ma'Shingayi.
10. Where is the school dance held?
(a) Washington Hall.
(b) Columbus Hall.
(c) Beit Hall.
(d) Faruk Hall.
11. For which holiday does the city host a dance for the school-age children?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Kwanza.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Christmas.
12. How does Tambu travel to the nun's school?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By bus.
(c) By plane.
(d) By foot.
13. What is the name of Tambu's youngest brother?
(a) Dambudzo.
(b) Zodambud.
(c) Odambudz.
(d) Budzodam.
14. Which of the following is NOT a reason Lucia gives as to why she must stay on the homestead?
(a) She has nowhere else to go.
(b) The homestead is her family.
(c) She is too poor to leave.
(d) She was invited to stay.
15. Who claims that Babamukuru is beating Nyasha because she is a girl?
(a) Chido.
(b) Babamukuru.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Maiguru.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following characters stays behind after the holidays to care for Ma'Shingayi?
2. How many girls have been hired by Babamukuru to help with the cooking and other chores?
3. How does Babamukuru feel about Lucia staying on the homestead?
4. What surprises Tambu about the latrine at the homestead?
5. What does Chido call Nyasha for refusing to back down to Babamukuru's anger?
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