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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 - Medium

Tsitsi Dangarembga
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following places does Tambu compare Babamukur's home?
(a) Hell.
(b) Nirvana.
(c) Purgatory.
(d) Heaven.

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

3. What is the name of Babamukuru's wife?
(a) Saiguru.
(b) Taiguru.
(c) Baiguru.
(d) Maiguru.

4. How does Tambu feel when she is forced to interact with the village women in the kitchen?
(a) She is nervous.
(b) She is confident.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is apathetic.

5. During what decade is Tambu's story told?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 2000s.
(d) 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rises from the dinner table to fetch whatever Babamukuru wishes during the meal?

2. When Nhamo returns from school, which of the following animals is Tambu sent to slaughter for dinner?

3. What is the only thing Tambu wants to do after she arrives at Babamukuru's?

4. Which of the following is NOT true of Nyasha?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tambu react to Babamukuru's arrival in the village?

2. Why does Tambu have a difficult time bonding with Nyasha?

3. How does Tambu react to her discovery in the cornfield?

4. How does Tambu's mother provide financial help for her household?

5. What emotions does Tambu feel when she enters her uncle, Babamukuru's, home for the first time?

6. How does Babamukuru control the education of the village children where Tambu lives?

7. How does Tambu react to her sleeping arrangements at Babamukuru's house?

8. How does Tambu feel about the food served to her and the cutlery she is forced to use at the table?

9. What happens when Tambu begins to grow her own garden of corn to pay for her tuition?

10. What happens when Tambu is in town with Mr. Matimbo?

(see the answer keys)

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