Nervous Conditions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Tsitsi Dangarembga
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 130 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Nervous Conditions Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Tambu and her family speak at home?
(a) Mande.
(b) Shona.
(c) Igbo.
(d) Yoruba.

2. Where does Tambu's mother work?
(a) In a school.
(b) In a nursery.
(c) In an office.
(d) In a garden.

3. What does Nyasha believe that her parents feel for her?
(a) Anger.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Apathy.

4. Who rises from the dinner table to fetch whatever Babamukuru wishes during the meal?
(a) Tambu.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Anna.
(d) Maiguru.

5. When Nhamo returns from school, which of the following animals is Tambu sent to slaughter for dinner?
(a) Rooster.
(b) Pig.
(c) Phesant.
(d) Goat.

6. Which of the following food items aren't the children allowed to eat at the dinner party?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Meat.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Bread.

7. What task is Tambu asked to do for the visiting relatives?
(a) Wash their faces.
(b) Wash their feet.
(c) Wash their hands.
(d) Wash their clothes.

8. What is Tambu told she cannot attend school when she turns of age?
(a) Her family does not have enough money.
(b) The school does not accept female students.
(c) Her brother fobids it.
(d) Tambu does not want to attend school.

9. What disease was Nhamo diagnosed as dying from?
(a) Measles.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Scarlet fever.

10. In which of the following secret activities does Nyasha participate?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Drinking.

11. How does Nhamo feel about the walk from school to his home?
(a) He enjoys the walk.
(b) He is terrified of the walk.
(c) He hates the walk.
(d) He is confused by the walk.

12. When Tambu hears that she cannot attend school, what does she ask her parents for?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Books.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Dolls.

13. How does Nhamo feel about Babamukuru's house?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is impressed.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is offended.

14. How does Tambu feel about herself when she sees herself in the mirror on the first day of school?
(a) She thinks she looks ugly.
(b) She thinks she looks rich.
(c) She thinks she looks pretty.
(d) She thinks she still looks poor.

15. How does Nyasha feel about her family's maid?
(a) Nyasha completely ignores the maid.
(b) Nyasha finds the maid annoying.
(c) Nyasha admires the maid's hard work.
(d) Nyasha is afraid of the maid's anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tambu's father react to the news that she cannot attend school?

2. Which of the following food items does Tambu's mother sell in town?

3. How does the maid greet Tambu when she arrives at the house?

4. During which month of the year does Nhamo return to his village from school?

5. What does Ma'Shingayi say killed her son?

(see the answer keys)

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