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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many girls have been hired by Babamukuru to help with the cooking and other chores?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

2. How does Tambu feel when she enters her uncle's house for the first time?
(a) She feels embarrassed.
(b) She feels terrified.
(c) She feels excited.
(d) She feels bored.

3. Which of the following utensils does Tambu need to eat properly?
(a) A set of chopsticks.
(b) A spoon.
(c) A knife.
(d) A fork.

4. 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 spits on him.
(b) She calls him by his first name.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She punches him.

5. Which of the following is NOT a duty young girls in Tambu's village learn to do before getting married?
(a) Cook.
(b) Raise a baby.
(c) Clean.
(d) Tend a garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tambu hears that she cannot attend school, what does she ask her parents for?

2. During what month of the year does Tambu return home to the village for the first time?

3. Which of the following facts is NOT true of Babamukuru's wife?

4. What does Babamukuru claim he cannot eat a meal without?

5. How do the village women react to Tambu's cooking skills?

(see the answer key)

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