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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 9 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu start to help herself to in the beginning of Chapter 5 from Mai Manyanga?
(a) Mai Manyanga's alcohol.
(b) Mai Manyanga's clothes.
(c) Mai Manyanga's vegetables.
(d) Mai Manyanga's telephone.

2. Who comes to the school to meet with Tambu and the headmistress at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Bennett.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. May.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Manyanga.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Chinembiri.

3. What kinds of creatures does Tambu feel crawling over her in times of stress?
(a) Ants.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Flies.

4. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
(a) What are the best sports teams in the country.
(b) How to ship their children to boarding school.
(c) How to divorce their wives easily.
(d) What do to about their mother's land and house for inheritance purposes.

5. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?
(a) Threatening to hurt herself.
(b) Stripping naked in the front yard and calling for Shine to come out.
(c) Shoving a letter under Shine's door.
(d) Leaving a baby in a basket on the front stoop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tambu travel in Chapter 1 to investigate a possible new place to stay for accommodation?

2. What does Christine tell Tambu she is surprised about concerning Tambu in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?

4. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?

5. What does Nyasha tell her children to call Tambu?

(see the answer key)

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