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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?
2. Who is the receptionist at Green Jacaranda?
3. Who does Tambu mistakenly think has died in Chapter 21?
4. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?
5. What are Tambu's nieces' names?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia try to convince Tambu of in Chapter 21?
2. What happens to Mai Taka in the aftermath of Mai Taka's excursion to the movies with Nyasha's family?
3. What is the phrase Tambu uses in Chapter 20 that means almost the same thing as a bribe?
4. When they meet in Chapter 14, what does Tracey ask Tambu?
5. How does Tambu feel about her colleague Pedzi?
6. Why does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she believes Tambu must believe in politics?
7. What unusual fixture does Tracey tell Tambu she has added to their office for the comfort of the employees?
8. How does Tambu spend some of the money she had thought she might spend on Elizabeth?
9. What does Tambu try to do to smooth things over with Christine and Aunt Lucia in Chapter 21 that does not go over well?
10. What upsets Tambu's mother greatly in Chapter 22 and what does she do in response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing what Pedzi's "Ghetto Getaways" idea for the Green Jacaranda brand symbolizes, and discuss how Tambu comes to feel about it.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapters 9 and 10, Tambu is surprised to encounter the Widow Riley again. How do the widow's attentions and misconceptions about Tambu's identity affect Tambu? Write an essay exploring how Tambu's interactions with the Widow Riley affect her.
Essay Topic 3
Early on in the novel, Tambu not only fails to help an acquaintance of hers as a situation in the street quickly escalates towards violence; she actually considers participating in carrying out violence against this woman, Gertrude (21). Write an essay analyzing the possible reasons and motivations behind Tambu's callousness, citing specific references to the text in your answer.
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