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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what decade is Tambu's story told?
(a) 2000s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1980s.

2. How does Tambu feel when she enters her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) She feels bored.
(b) She feels terrified.
(c) She feels excited.
(d) She feels embarrassed.

3. How does Nhamo perform in school?
(a) He excels at school.
(b) He does not attend school.
(c) He performs poorly in school.
(d) He is an average student.

4. What year does Nhamo die?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1974.

5. What excuse does Maiguru make as to why Nyasha can't play with the other children?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is too fearful.
(c) She is too tired.
(d) She is too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives does Tambu use to describe Nyasha when she first arrives to the home?

2. How does Ma'Shingayi react when Babamukuru walks up her drive to tell her of Nhamo's death?

3. What language does Tambu and her family speak at home?

4. Who are segregated at the swimming holes around Tambu's home?

5. Which of the following forces Nyasha and Tambu to burst out laughing and have their first conversation?

(see the answer key)

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