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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 do Leon and Nyasha have to borrow money for in order to help Mai Taka?

2. What does Tracey tell Tambu Zimbabwe is known for that relates to her new business?

3. What does Tambu's former colleague ask her pointedly when they meet by chance in Chapter 13?

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

5. What does Tambu suffer from in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Nyasha bring for Tambu in Chapter 17 from her own house that Tambu left behind?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how Tambu views money and financial security. What lengths does Tambu go to to try to become financially independent after willingly leaving her well-paid job at the advertising agency?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Tambu's and Nyasha's characters, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how Mai Taka's experiences with her husband, Silence, represent women's plight in Zimbabwe. When Silence takes Mai Taka's son away from her, why does she not feel as if she can fight to get him back?

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