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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What publication does the hostel matron routinely complete the crossword in?
(a) The Zimbabwe Record.
(b) The Virginia Pilot.
(c) The Zimbabwe Clarion.
(d) The Harare Herald.

2. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
(a) What do to about their mother's land and house for inheritance purposes.
(b) What are the best sports teams in the country.
(c) How to ship their children to boarding school.
(d) How to divorce their wives easily.

3. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?
(a) Leon.
(b) Larky.
(c) Mako.
(d) Shine.

4. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?
(a) Mr. Miyagi.
(b) Mr. Leonya.
(c) VaManyanga.
(d) VaLeonya.

5. What does Tambu notice about her new mattress in Chapter 4?
(a) It is very new.
(b) It is ripped.
(c) It is not there.
(d) It has fungus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Tambu's previous job that she gave up?

2. What is one of the things Tambu notices about the kitchen of the house she visits for accommodation in Chapter 3?

3. What is Tambu's last name?

4. Why does Tambu not get to meet the woman whose house she is looking for accommodation in in Chapter 1?

5. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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