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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 kind of accent does Tracey have?

2. Who is the tourist that Tambu particularly gets to know well?

3. What does Ma'Tabitha cook for Tambu's visitors in Chapter 21?

4. What do Tambu's visitors try to convince her of in Chapter 21?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tambu feel about her colleague Pedzi?

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. At the end of the novel, where is Tambu working and how does she feel about her situation?

4. What does Tracey ask Tambu to have her relatives and friends in the village do in Chapter 21 that Tambu is not comfortable with?

5. What upsets Tambu's mother greatly in Chapter 22 and what does she do in response?

6. What does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she would like Tambu to start anew for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 18?

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

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

9. What position does Tambu's mother tell her she holds in the village that Tambu thinks will help their business endeavor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the sources of Tambu's resentment towards her colleague, Pedzi.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why do Christine and Aunt Lucia object so strenuously to Tambu's incorporation of her family and her homestead into the Green Jacaranda brand? How does each of these women's experiences in the war affect their entreaties to Tambu on this issue? Write an essay explaining your answer.

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