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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?
(a) Ignore.
(b) Larky.
(c) Praise.
(d) Leon.

2. What does Tambu notice about Mai Manyanga that is different in the first part of Chapter 5?
(a) She has a black eye.
(b) Her leg is in a cast.
(c) Her arm is in a sling.
(d) She walks with a crutch.

3. What kind of work does Nyasha do abroad?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Music.
(c) Filmmaking.
(d) Finance.

4. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?
(a) Sounds of sex.
(b) Sounds of loud phone calls.
(c) Sounds of Shine practicing music.
(d) Sounds of pain.

5. What publication does the hostel matron routinely complete the crossword in?
(a) The Harare Herald.
(b) The Zimbabwe Clarion.
(c) The Virginia Pilot.
(d) The Zimbabwe Record.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?

2. What happens between Mai Manyanga's sons in Chapter 7?

3. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?

4. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the head of Tambu's new workplace in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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