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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 9 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu's letter to Nyasha say in Chapter 6?
(a) She asks Nyasha for money.
(b) She asks Nyasha how to find a husband.
(c) She asks Nyasha to help her get a job.
(d) She asks Nyasha's advice in how to leave Zimbabwe.

2. Where does Tambu tell the woman she is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 that she works?
(a) A school.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A library.
(d) A well-known advertising agency.

3. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?
(a) Money.
(b) An instrument to play.
(c) A bag of mealie meal.
(d) Flowers to plant.

4. What does Christine say Mai Manyanga has been doing for Tambu in Chapter 10?
(a) Praying for her.
(b) Paying for her treatment.
(c) Trying to find her a new job.
(d) Trying to find her a new home.

5. What does Tambu notice about Mai Manyanga that is different in the first part of Chapter 5?
(a) She walks with a crutch.
(b) She has a black eye.
(c) Her leg is in a cast.
(d) Her arm is in a sling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is another of Tambu's hostel mates who is angry with her for how she treated Gertrude in Chapter 2?

2. Who visits Tambu in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 7, what does Christine suggest to Tambu that they do together?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?

5. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?

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