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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. Who tells the Bachmanns that Tambu's mother is one of the performers in Chapter 22?
(a) Pedzi.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Tracey.

2. What position does Tambu's mother hold in the village?
(a) President of the Village Council.
(b) Secretary of the Parents' Group.
(c) Treasurer of the Women's Club.
(d) Secretary of the Knitting Group.

3. What does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?
(a) She gives it to her own mother.
(b) She pays Nyasha back with it.
(c) She spends it on herself.
(d) She donates it to charity.

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

5. What does Tambu often do after leaving her office in Chapter 18?
(a) She goes to Elizabeth's house.
(b) She goes to the bakery.
(c) She goes to the cinema.
(d) She goes to the salon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu's mother do in Chapter 22 that shocks everyone?

2. Who does a child belong to in Zimbabwe when the father is known?

3. What does Tambu's mother call out for at the end of Chapter 19?

4. Why is Mai Taka's husband upset that she is going to the movies with Nyasha's family?

5. What permanent damage has Elizabeth suffered as a result of Tambu's beating her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the long-term effects of Tambu's assault on Elizabeth that the reader discovers in Chapter 17?

2. What happens to Mai Taka in Chapter 14 that Nyasha and Leon have to try to raise gas money for in order to help her?

3. What does Tambu's mother's outburst in Chapter 22 result in for Tambu?

4. What news do Christine and Aunt Lucia bring to Tambu in Chapter 21?

5. What publication does Tracey say is not allowed in the office any longer, and why?

6. Why is Ma'Tabitha worried about Tambu in Chapter 17?

7. What is Pedzi's new idea for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 16?

8. How do Nyasha and Leon eventually dispel the tension between Mai Taka and Silence in Chapter 13?

9. What is a major source of tension between Leon and Nyasha that comes to light in Chapter 13?

10. When they meet in Chapter 14, what does Tracey ask Tambu?

(see the answer keys)

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