2. What is the age difference between Nhamo and Tambu?
(a) Tambu is older than Nhamo.
(b) Nhamo is older than Tambu
(c) There is no mention of Nhamo's age.
(d) Nhamo and Tambu are the same age

3. Which of the following is the traditional dish eaten as a staple at most meals by the villagers?
(a) Madza.
(b) Sadza.
(c) Jadza.
(d) Fadza.

4. Which of the following characters does NOT observe the traditions of food service mandated in Babamukuru's home?
(a) Tambu.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Anna.

5. How does Nhamo feel about Babamukuru's house?
(a) He is offended.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is impressed.
(d) He is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Netsai in relation to Tambu?

2. What is the name of Babamukuru's wife?

3. During which month of the year does Nhamo return to his village from school?

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

5. How does Nhamo perform in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hopes does Tambu have for her relationship with Nyasha once she arrives at Babamukuru's home?

2. How does Nhamo die?

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

4. How does Nyasha feel about the time she and her brother spent in England?

5. What education does Maiguru have, and how has her education changed her role within the family?

6. How is Babamukuru treated by the village when he returns?

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

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

9. How does Babamukuru view the future of the village?

10. How does Nyasha react to the fact that she cannot find her D.H. Lawrence book?

(see the answer keys)

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