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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. Which of the following is NOT a topic Tambu's family discusses during their family meeting?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Abusive sons.
(c) Unmarried and pregnant daughters.
(d) Crop rotation.

2. What is the first doctor Nyasha's parents take her to see?
(a) An oncologist.
(b) A medicine man.
(c) A psychologist.
(d) A surgeon.

3. How are Ma'Shingayi and Lucia related?
(a) Lucia is Ma'Shingayi's aunt.
(b) Ma'Shingayi is Lucia's mother.
(c) They are sisters.
(d) They are cousins.

4. How does Tambu travel to the nun's school?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By plane.
(c) By foot.
(d) By bus.

5. Which of the following characters does NOT fall to their knees in gratitude to Babamukuru?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Maiguru.
(c) Tambu.
(d) Ma'Shingayi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following topics does Nyasha frequently discuss in her letters to Tambu?

2. What does Nyasha feel that the family is turning Babamukuru into?

3. Who curls up next to Nyasha on the night of the fight, sleeping with their arms wrapped around her?

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

5. On what type of bed does Tambu's mother sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ma'Shingayi feel about Lucia staying on the homestead?

2. What does Nyaradzo believe to be special about her brothers?

3. How does Tambu feel about the village latrine?

4. How does the family react to the news that Babamukuru has found Lucia a job?

5. How does Tambu feel when Babamukuru returns to the city, leaving her alone with her pregnant mother?

6. After Nyasha collapses and is brought to the doctor, what is her diagnosis?

7. Why do nuns from the Sacred Heart arrive at the mission school?

8. Who is Nyaradzo?

9. What is Tambu's punishment for refusing to attend her parents' wedding?

10. How do Nyasha's parents react to the dress she wears to the Christmas dance?

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