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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tambu do with the stranger on the bus's phone number he has given her?
(a) Writes it on her hand.
(b) Burns it when she gets home.
(c) Throws it under her seat like trash.
(d) Passes it along to the hostel matron.

4. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
(a) Mako.
(b) Christine.
(c) Mrs. May.
(d) Nyasha.

5. What does Nyasha call her car?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Lady Di.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Mako.

6. What does Christine's past include?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Experience fighting in the war.

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

8. What is Christine's nickname?
(a) Kiri.
(b) Tina.
(c) Chrissy.
(d) Chris.

9. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?
(a) A bag of mealie meal.
(b) An instrument to play.
(c) Money.
(d) Flowers to plant.

10. What does Nyasha tell her children to call Tambu?
(a) Tambudzai.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) MaininiTambu.
(d) MaiTambu.

11. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?
(a) A pig.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) A fish.
(d) A boar.

12. What does Nyasha encourage Tambu to do that she thinks will make Tambu feel better in Chapter 11?
(a) Find a husband.
(b) Get a new job immediately.
(c) Go visit her mother.
(d) Apologize to Elizabeth, the girl she beat.

13. Who sends the package with Christine for Tambu in Chapter 5?
(a) Tambu's father.
(b) Tambu's sister.
(c) Tambu's mother.
(d) Tambu's husband.

14. What does Christine tell Tambu she is surprised about concerning Tambu in Chapter 10?
(a) That Tambu is no longer living at Mai Manyanga's.
(b) That Tambu has not been home to the village in so long.
(c) That Tambu is not making more money.
(d) That Tambu is not still working at the ad agency.

15. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?
(a) Marc Jacobs platforms.
(b) Patent leather flats.
(c) Ballet flats.
(d) Lady Di heels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?

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

3. What other relative does Tambu spend a significant amount of time telling the doctor about in Chapter 9?

4. Who does Tambu choose as her main target for her plan of the three Manyanga sons?

5. What is Tambu's plan for one of Mai Manyanga's sons?

(see the answer keys)

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