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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?
(a) She loses a leg.
(b) She loses an eye.
(c) She loses an arm.
(d) She loses a hand.

2. What animal does Tambu hear when she wakes up in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A parakeet.
(c) A lion.
(d) A tiger.

3. 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.

4. What does Tambu notice about Nyasha's clothes in Chapter 10?
(a) They have corporate slogans on them.
(b) They are expensive-looking.
(c) They are frayed and torn.
(d) They have German writing on them Tambu can not understand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu learn about Aunt Lucia that surprises her and makes her respect Aunt Lucia more in Chapter 12?

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

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

4. What does Tambu do in response to the crowd's anger toward Gertrude?

5. Who is Nyasha's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Christine bring to give to Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?

2. Why does Tambu's respect for Aunt Lucia grow in Chapter 12?

3. What kind of creature does Tambu routinely find herself brushing off of herself in moments of tension or irritation?

4. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to help Nyasha with in Chapter 12, that Tambu also gets drafted into helping with?

5. Why is Mako so upset in Chapter 5?

6. Where does Tambu first hear of the room available in Mai Manyanga's house?

7. What does Tambu do when she realizes Gertrude, her hostel mate, is about to be assaulted in Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 2, what does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living?

9. In Chapter 1, how would you describe Tambu's relationship with the other women in her hostel?

10. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?

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