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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tambu have a difficult time bonding with Nyasha?
(a) Because of their language barrier.
(b) Because of their economic statuses.
(c) Because their families have forbidden their friendship.
(d) Because of their age difference.

2. How does Ma'Shingayi react when Babamukuru walks up her drive to tell her of Nhamo's death?
(a) She spits at him.
(b) She refuses to let him in.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She hugs him.

3. What has Babamukuru taken away from Nyasha, causing an uproar at the dinner table?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Her telephone.
(c) Her dessert.
(d) Her book.

4. What year does Nhamo die?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.

5. What part about Babamukuru's eating habits worries Tambu?
(a) That he eats too infrequently.
(b) That he eats too frequently.
(c) That he eats too early.
(d) That he eats too late.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following forces Nyasha and Tambu to burst out laughing and have their first conversation?

2. Which of the following characters does Tambu describe as "intangible"?

3. Which of the following food items aren't the children allowed to eat at the dinner party?

4. Who claims that Babamukuru is beating Nyasha because she is a girl?

5. What does Tambu's mother think is the most important thing a woman must learn to carry?

(see the answer key)

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