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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nyasha feel about the upcoming school exams?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is amused.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is confused.

2. What surprises Tambu about the latrine at the homestead?
(a) It is spotless.
(b) It is filthy.
(c) It has been renovated.
(d) It is brand-new.

3. During what month of the year does Tambu return home to the village for the first time?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) September.

4. How does Babamukuru react to the dress Nyasha wears for the dance?
(a) He thinks she looks like a clown.
(b) He thinks she looks beautiful.
(c) He thinks she looks inappropriate.
(d) He thinks she looks womanly.

5. How many people arrive at the homestead to celebrate Babamukuru's arrival?
(a) 44.
(b) 14.
(c) 24.
(d) 34.

6. What aspect of the nuns makes Tambu's family nervous?
(a) They are Catholic.
(b) They are rich.
(c) They are rude.
(d) They are white.

7. How does Lucia feel about her new job?
(a) She is overwhelmed.
(b) She is proud.
(c) She is resentful.
(d) She is confused.

8. What part of Nyasha's recent behavior at exam times worries Maiguru?
(a) She is becoming withdrawn.
(b) She is becoming obsessive.
(c) She is becoming disruptive.
(d) She is becoming apathetic.

9. How many lashes does Tambu receive on the day of her parents' wedding?
(a) 5.
(b) 35.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

10. How does Babamukuru react to his daughter's end-of-term exam scores?
(a) He is outraged.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is pleased.
(d) He is disappointed.

11. With which of the following disorders does Nyasha struggle?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) Hemophilia.
(d) Bulimia.

12. How many scholarships do the nuns offer to the students at the missionary school?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

13. Who runs back to Babamukuru to tell him that Nyasha is alone with a boy?
(a) Chido.
(b) Brian.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Jocelyn.

14. Which of the following is NOT a reason Lucia gives as to why she must stay on the homestead?
(a) She is too poor to leave.
(b) She has nowhere else to go.
(c) She was invited to stay.
(d) The homestead is her family.

15. Who is put in charge of purchasing material for the dresses to be used in Jeremiah and Ma'Shingayi's wedding?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Ma'Shingayi.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Maiguru.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which meal does Nyasha collapse in front of her family?

2. What job does Babamukuru find for Lucia?

3. Which of the following is the same about Ma'Shingayi and Lucia at the time when Tambu comes to visit?

4. Who curls up next to Nyasha on the night of the fight, sleeping with their arms wrapped around her?

5. How does Tambu travel to the nun's school?

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