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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the school at which the nuns work?
(a) Our Lady of Sorrows.
(b) Saint Paul.
(c) Sacred Heart.
(d) Immaculate Conception.

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

3. 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 was invited to stay.
(c) She has nowhere else to go.
(d) The homestead is her family.

4. After the holidays, how long will Tambu and Nyasha be separated before the beginning of the next school year?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) They will not be separated.

5. During which meal does Nyasha collapse in front of her family?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

6. How does Tambu react to her first school dance?
(a) She is bored.
(b) She is overwhelmed.
(c) She enjoys herself fully.
(d) She is confused.

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

8. Where is the school dance held?
(a) Faruk Hall.
(b) Columbus Hall.
(c) Beit Hall.
(d) Washington Hall.

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

10. What does Babamukuru give to Jeremiah as a wedding gift?
(a) A cow.
(b) A sack of gold coins.
(c) Land.
(d) A car.

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

12. During which grade in school do the nuns arrive to give students general examinations?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Eighth grade.

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

14. Which of the following characters is NOT blamed by Babamukuru for Nyasha's wild ways?
(a) Maiguru.
(b) Chido.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Tambu.

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

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. How does Babamukuru react to his daughter's end-of-term exam scores?

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

4. With which of the following disorders does Nyasha struggle?

5. Which of the children in the novel has arrangements made to be sent to the missionary school one town over?

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