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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 16 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nyasha's daughter?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Anesu.
(d) Silence.

2. What do Tambu's students nickname her?
(a) Tambudzai the Terrible.
(b) Tambudzai the Grief.
(c) The Face.
(d) The Hammer.

3. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?
(a) Threatening to hurt herself.
(b) Stripping naked in the front yard and calling for Shine to come out.
(c) Leaving a baby in a basket on the front stoop.
(d) Shoving a letter under Shine's door.

4. What kind of promotion does Tambu receive in Chapter 18?
(a) She becomes head accountant.
(b) She becomes head legal advisor.
(c) She becomes a senior advertising director.
(d) She becomes a tour supervisor.

5. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?
(a) They should all leave Zimbabwe.
(b) They are the only ones who can make money.
(c) They are still a problem and you can only work with them if you know them.
(d) They are all that is wrong with the world.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu often do on Saturday mornings in Chapter 18?

2. What crime does Shine commit in Mai Manyanga's house?

3. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?

4. What do Tambu's niece and nephew like to do when they visit Tambu?

5. Who does not come out to meet Christine in Chapter 5 when Mai Manyanga calls her?

(see the answer key)

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