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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. What does Nyasha do to her father that causes him to go into a blind fury, repeatedly slamming her head into the floor?
(a) She calls him by his first name.
(b) She spits on him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She punches him.

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

3. Which of the following students scores the highest on the end-of-term exams?
(a) Nyaradzro.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Chido.
(d) Tambu.

4. What does Nyaradzo's family do for a living?
(a) They are farmers.
(b) They are missionaries.
(c) They are unemployed.
(d) They are doctors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following students claims that studying for the exams is "the first time I've done something that matters"?

2. Which of the following characters does NOT object to Tambu accepting a scholarship from the nuns?

3. Which of the following is NOT a purchase Maiguru makes at the general store for Tambu to take with her to her new school?

4. What is Babamukuru's only expense at Tambu's new school?

5. Which of the following food items turns green when it cannot be refrigerated, but is still served to guests?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tambu feel about her parents' impending wedding ceremony?

2. Why doesn't Nyasha want to attend the missionary school one town over?

3. How does Ma'Shingayi feel about Tambu winning the scholarship?

4. How does Lucia rouse Ma'Shingayi from her depression?

5. What part about studying makes Nyasha most nervous, and how does she combat those nerves?

6. What does Nyasha find most strange about the white people who live at the mission?

7. What happens to Nyasha when she is late to the dinner table on the evening before Tambu leaves for the Sacred Heart?

8. How does Babamukuru propose to deal with the evil that has been following his family?

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

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

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