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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. What does Tambu notice about Nyasha's clothes in Chapter 10?
(a) They have German writing on them Tambu can not understand.
(b) They have corporate slogans on them.
(c) They are expensive-looking.
(d) They are frayed and torn.

2. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?
(a) She loses an eye.
(b) She loses an arm.
(c) She loses a hand.
(d) She loses a leg.

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

4. Who does not come out to meet Christine in Chapter 5 when Mai Manyanga calls her?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Mako.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Mai Manyanga's sons in Chapter 7?

2. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?

3. Who is the visitor who comes to Mai Manyanga's at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?

5. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Tambu first hear of the room available in Mai Manyanga's house?

2. Who does Tambu think she sees in the club in Chapter 7 and why does she react so belligerently to this idea?

3. What does Nyasha urge Tambu to do for her own good towards the end of Chapter 11?

4. What happens when the two men find Tambu passed out at the bus stop in Chapter 8?

5. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to help Nyasha with in Chapter 12, that Tambu also gets drafted into helping with?

6. What does Tambu think about her new room in Mai Manyanga's house when she initially moves in in Chapter 4?

7. Why does Tambu's respect for Aunt Lucia grow in Chapter 12?

8. What does Tambu do when she realizes Gertrude, her hostel mate, is about to be assaulted in Chapter 2?

9. In Chapter 1, how would you describe Tambu's relationship with the other women in her hostel?

10. What happens in Chapter 7 when Mai Manyanga invites her sons to her house to celebrate one of their birthdays?

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