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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job does Babamukuru find for Lucia?
(a) A driver.
(b) A maid.
(c) A nurse.
(d) A cook.

3. Who claims that Babamukuru is beating Nyasha because she is a girl?
(a) Tambu.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Chido.
(d) Babamukuru.

4. Who is the first person Maiguru stays with after leaving Babamukuru?
(a) Chido.
(b) Tete Gladys.
(c) Ma'Shingayi.
(d) Her brother.

5. Which of the following characters does NOT object to Tambu accepting a scholarship from the nuns?
(a) Ma'Shingayi.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Maiguru.
(d) Babamukuru.

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

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

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

9. How does Tambu feel about Lucia's outburst in the family meeting, at which she promises to leave the homestead, taking Ma'Shingayi with her?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is confused.

10. Which of the following characters does NOT speak to Babamukuru about Tambu's punishment?
(a) Maiguru.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Lucia.
(d) Nyasha.

11. When Babamukuru is beating Nyasha, what does he demand of her?
(a) To be submissive.
(b) To be obedient.
(c) To be smart.
(d) To be respectful.

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

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

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

15. 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) Thomas.
(c) Babamukuru.
(d) Tete Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tambu's father, Jeremiah, feel about Tambu winning a scholarship?

2. How many scholarships do the nuns offer to the students at the missionary school?

3. Which of the following is NOT a topic Tambu's family discusses during their family meeting?

4. Where is Tambu's mother lying when the family first arrives?

5. How many girls have been hired by Babamukuru to help with the cooking and other chores?

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