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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. What is Tambu's plan for one of Mai Manyanga's sons?
(a) Tambu wants to marry one of Mai Manyanga's sons so she will be financially secure.
(b) Tambu wants to kill one of Mai Manyanga's sons.
(c) Tambu wants to buy drugs from one of Mai Manyanga's sons.
(d) Tambu wants to go into business with one of Mai Manyanga's sons.

2. What does Tambu do to Elizabeth in Chapter 8?
(a) Beats her savagely.
(b) Fails her.
(c) Belittles her for answering wrong.
(d) Expels her.

3. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
(a) How to ship their children to boarding school.
(b) What do to about their mother's land and house for inheritance purposes.
(c) How to divorce their wives easily.
(d) What are the best sports teams in the country.

4. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?
(a) Larky.
(b) Shine.
(c) Mako.
(d) Leon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house does Tambu arrive at in Chapter 3 looking for accommodation?

2. What happens to Gertrude that sets off the mob's anger in Chapter 2?

3. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?

4. Where was Tambu's previous job that she gave up?

5. Why does Tambu not get to meet the woman whose house she is looking for accommodation in in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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