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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu decline to have put in her new room in Chapter 3?
(a) Roach repellant.
(b) A washbasin.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A telephone.

2. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?
(a) Sausages.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Candy bars.

3. What crime does Shine commit in Mai Manyanga's house?
(a) Selling drugs.
(b) Rape.
(c) Robbery.
(d) Murder.

4. What do Tambu's students nickname her?
(a) Tambudzai the Terrible.
(b) The Face.
(c) Tambudzai the Grief.
(d) The Hammer.

5. Why is Tambu no longer welcome at the hostel?
(a) She has been disruptive.
(b) She has been arrested too many times.
(c) She has been accused of stealing from others.
(d) She is too old for the hostel's rules and the board members want her to leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Tambu's previous job that she gave up?

2. What does Tambu put in her tea in very large quantities in Chapter 3?

3. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?

4. Who is the head of Tambu's new workplace in Chapter 7?

5. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6, asking to be let in?

(see the answer key)

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