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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 15).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu's letter to Nyasha say in Chapter 6?
(a) She asks Nyasha to help her get a job.
(b) She asks Nyasha how to find a husband.
(c) She asks Nyasha for money.
(d) She asks Nyasha's advice in how to leave Zimbabwe.

2. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?
(a) Patent leather flats.
(b) Marc Jacobs platforms.
(c) Lady Di heels.
(d) Ballet flats.

3. What does Tambu's doctor tell Tambu she thinks is one of Tambu's problems?
(a) Tambu is too fixated on her appearance.
(b) Tambu is talking too much about her past.
(c) Tambu is hiding from her problems.
(d) Tambu has not been home in far too long.

4. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Nyasha.

5. What does Nyasha call her car?
(a) Mako.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Lady Di.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?

2. What is Tambu's plan for one of Mai Manyanga's sons?

3. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?

4. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?

5. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?

(see the answer key)

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