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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?
(a) Leon.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Praise.
(d) Larky.

2. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Nyasha.

3. Who does Tambu go to live with right after she leaves the mental health institution?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Christine.
(c) Aunt Lucia.
(d) Nyasha.

4. What does Tambu do to Elizabeth in Chapter 8?
(a) Beats her savagely.
(b) Belittles her for answering wrong.
(c) Fails her.
(d) Expels her.

5. Who is the head of Tambu's new workplace in Chapter 7?
(a) Mrs. Samaita.
(b) Mrs. May.
(c) Mr. Leoni.
(d) Mr. Manyanga.

6. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
(a) Christine.
(b) Mako.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Mrs. May.

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

8. What is Christine's nickname?
(a) Tina.
(b) Chris.
(c) Kiri.
(d) Chrissy.

9. Who works as a domestic employee for Nyasha?
(a) Mai Anesu.
(b) Mai Guru.
(c) Mai Taka.
(d) Mai Mainini.

10. What does Nyasha call her car?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Lady Di.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Mako.

11. 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's advice in how to leave Zimbabwe.
(d) She asks Nyasha to help her get a job.

12. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?
(a) Not attempting to kill one of the brothers.
(b) Not pursuing Praise as a romantic target.
(c) Not trying to cause discord between the brothers.
(d) Not trying to rob all of the brothers the last time they visited.

13. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?
(a) A priest.
(b) A cook.
(c) A homeless man.
(d) A driver from one of the other combis.

14. What does Tambu's doctor surmise Tambu feels guilty about?
(a) Leaving her mother.
(b) The beating of Elizabeth.
(c) Leaving her job.
(d) The death of her brother.

15. What does Tambu do in response to the crowd's anger toward Gertrude?
(a) She picks up a rock and gets ready to throw it at Gertrude.
(b) She finds a man to help Gertrude.
(c) She closes the bus door on Gertrude.
(d) She defends Gertrude.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?

2. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?

3. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?

4. What does Christine's past include?

5. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?

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