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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what decade is Tambu's story told?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 2000s.
(d) 1940s.

2. Which of the following characters is the only one allowed in the family meeting regarding Lucia's presence on the homestead?
(a) Ma'Shingayi.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nyasha.

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

4. How does Nhamo perform in school?
(a) He is an average student.
(b) He performs poorly in school.
(c) He excels at school.
(d) He does not attend school.

5. What does Nyasha do to her father that causes him to go into a blind fury, repeatedly slamming her head into the floor?
(a) She punches him.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She spits on him.
(d) She calls him by his first name.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is put in charge of overseeing the food during the duration of the trip home?

2. When Ma'Shingayi gives birth, what does she have?

3. Which of the children in the novel has arrangements made to be sent to the missionary school one town over?

4. How does Babamukuru feel about Lucia staying on the homestead?

5. What emotion does Tambu force upon herself when she sees her uncle's great wealth?

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