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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 15).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Leon and Nyasha have to borrow money for in order to help Mai Taka?
(a) Ransom, so they can get her son back from kidnappers.
(b) Funeral expenses to bury her mother.
(c) Doctors' fees for her daughter, who is gravely ill.
(d) Gas, so they can drive her to a clinic for medical help.

2. Who does Tambu encounter at the mental health institution that surprises her?
(a) The Widow Riley.
(b) Her old neighbor Bertha.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Mai Manyanga.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?
(a) Rap music.
(b) Power ballads.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Hymns.

4. Who visits Tambu in Chapter 10?
(a) Nyasha and Tambu's mother.
(b) Tambu's father.
(c) Tambu's sister and Christine.
(d) Aunt Lucia, Christine, and Nyasha.

5. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?
(a) A fish.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) A pig.
(d) A boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Nyasha sing on the way to the movies in Chapter 13?

2. What does Tambu decline to have put in her new room in Chapter 3?

3. What is Tambu's last name?

4. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?

5. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?

(see the answer key)

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