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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 apathetic.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is amused.
(d) She is terrified.

2. Which of the children in the novel has arrangements made to be sent to the missionary school one town over?
(a) Nyaradzo.
(b) Chido.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Nyasha.

3. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Tambu to her new school with the nuns?
(a) Maiguru.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Babamukuru.
(d) Ma'Shingayi.

4. Which of the following male characters compliments Maiguru on how hard she works and tells her that she may go to bed?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Babamukuru.
(c) Tete Peter.
(d) Thomas.

5. Which of the following characters begs Babamukuru to spare Nyasha and kill them instead?
(a) Mainini.
(b) Chido.
(c) Maiguru.
(d) Tambu.

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

7. Who is put in charge of overseeing the food during the duration of the trip home?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Nyasha.

8. What happens when students are "screened out"?
(a) They are left to repeat their same grade.
(b) They are sent to a different school in another town.
(c) They are kicked out of the school.
(d) They are promoted to a higher grade.

9. How does Tambu feel about her parents' wedding?
(a) She is apathetic.
(b) She is outraged.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is excited.

10. Which of the following is NOT a purchase Maiguru makes at the general store for Tambu to take with her to her new school?
(a) Fruit juice.
(b) Tinned jam.
(c) Tomato sauce.
(d) Rice pudding.

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

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

13. When Ma'Shingayi gives birth, what does she have?
(a) A son.
(b) A daughter.
(c) Twin sons.
(d) Twins -- one boy and one girl.

14. What does Nyaradzo's family do for a living?
(a) They are unemployed.
(b) They are missionaries.
(c) They are farmers.
(d) They are doctors.

15. On what type of bed does Tambu's mother sleep?
(a) A featherbed.
(b) A reed mat.
(c) A bamboo mat.
(d) A dirt floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyasha do to her father that causes him to go into a blind fury, repeatedly slamming her head into the floor?

2. What is the name of the boy who teaches Nyasha new dance steps?

3. Which of the following is NOT something Lucia is accused of while staying at the homestead?

4. What is Babamukuru's only expense at Tambu's new school?

5. Which of the following best describes Tambu's attitude as she returns to the homestead?

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