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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu often do on Saturday mornings in Chapter 18?
(a) Visits the Queen Victoria Library.
(b) Helps Nyasha cook for her workshops.
(c) Visits her mother.
(d) Volunteers at the orphanage.

2. On which street is there a commotion early in Chapter 15 that Tambu witnesses?
(a) Jason Moyo Avenue.
(b) Willard Avenue.
(c) Willoughby Way.
(d) Harare Avenue.

3. How do Elizabeth's male relatives greet Tambu when she goes to Elizabeth's house?
(a) They give her the silent treatment.
(b) They feed her and offer their forgiveness.
(c) They welcome her.
(d) They taunt, harass, and threaten her.

4. What is Part 3 of the book called?
(a) Reveling.
(b) Ravenous.
(c) Arriving.
(d) Reckoning.

5. What does Ma'Tabitha cook for Tambu's visitors in Chapter 21?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Meat.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Pasta and bolognese.

6. What do the women wear in the ad Tracey shows Tambu in Chapter 15?
(a) Hijabs.
(b) Bikinis.
(c) Zambia cloths.
(d) Winter coats.

7. What book does Leon give to Tambu in Chapter 14?
(a) Flowers of Harare.
(b) Rare and exotic fruits of Africa.
(c) Birds of Africa.
(d) Insects of Zimbabwe.

8. What kind of garments does the dress shop near Tambu's office sell?
(a) Chinese and Vietnamese.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Ghanian and Nigerian.
(d) American and British.

9. Why is Panashe upset about the movie that is chosen in Chapter 13?
(a) It is about spiders, and he is afraid of spiders.
(b) It is too expensive.
(c) It is too romantic for him.
(d) It is not the movie his friends told him to see.

10. Who is the gardener at Tambu's new house in Chapter 15?
(a) VaPhiri.
(b) VaManyanga.
(c) VaSiguake.
(d) VaSimoni.

11. Why does Tambu contact Mrs. Samaita in Chapter 17?
(a) To get Elizabeth's home address.
(b) To talk about applying for the headmistress position.
(c) To get her disability pay.
(d) To ask for her old job back.

12. What does Tambu's former colleague ask her pointedly when they meet by chance in Chapter 13?
(a) Whether or not she is married.
(b) Why she was fired from her last job.
(c) Whether she is making enough money.
(d) Why she was in the mental institution.

13. How often do Tambu's niece and nephew visit her in her new home in Chapter 17?
(a) About once a week.
(b) About once a month.
(c) About twice a month.
(d) Once every several months.

14. What had contributed to Mai Manyanga's debt some years earlier?
(a) Her sons' school fees.
(b) Her inability to pay for VaManyanga's medical treatment.
(c) Her spending habits on frivolities.
(d) Her charitable contributions.

15. What global issue does Tracey tell Tambu she is focused on as part of her business in Chapter 15?
(a) Climate Change.
(b) Arms control.
(c) Famine.
(d) Violence against women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the chairperson of the Women's Club?

2. What has Tamu forgotten to do in the beginning of Chapter 15?

3. Who stops the car with Tambu, Nyasha, Leon, Mai Taka and the children on their way to the movies in Chapter 13?

4. What does Tambu often do after leaving her office in Chapter 18?

5. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?

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