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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. Which of the following male characters compliments Maiguru on how hard she works and tells her that she may go to bed?
(a) Babamukuru.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Tete Peter.
(d) Jeremiah.

2. Which of the following characters stays behind after the holidays to care for Ma'Shingayi?
(a) Tambu.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nyasha.

3. What part of Nyasha's recent behavior at exam times worries Maiguru?
(a) She is becoming apathetic.
(b) She is becoming withdrawn.
(c) She is becoming disruptive.
(d) She is becoming obsessive.

4. What is the name of the school at which the nuns work?
(a) Our Lady of Sorrows.
(b) Saint Paul.
(c) Immaculate Conception.
(d) Sacred Heart.

5. How many scholarships do the nuns offer to the students at the missionary school?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Babamukuru give to Jeremiah as a wedding gift?

2. What does Nyasha do to her father that causes him to go into a blind fury, repeatedly slamming her head into the floor?

3. What does Chido call Nyasha for refusing to back down to Babamukuru's anger?

4. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Tambu to her new school with the nuns?

5. What happens when students are "screened out"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do nuns from the Sacred Heart arrive at the mission school?

2. How does Tambu feel about having to return to the homestead to visit her family for Christmas?

3. How does Ma'Shingayi feel about Tambu winning the scholarship?

4. How does Tambu feel when Babamukuru returns to the city, leaving her alone with her pregnant mother?

5. What is Tambu's punishment for refusing to attend her parents' wedding?

6. How does Tambu feel about her parents' impending wedding ceremony?

7. How does Ma'Shingayi feel about Lucia staying on the homestead?

8. How does Babamukuru propose to deal with the evil that has been following his family?

9. How do Nyasha's parents react to the dress she wears to the Christmas dance?

10. Why doesn't Nyasha want to attend the missionary school one town over?

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