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

2. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Mako.
(c) Mrs. May.
(d) Christine.

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

4. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A pig.
(c) A boar.
(d) A fish.

5. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?
(a) She loses a leg.
(b) She loses an arm.
(c) She loses an eye.
(d) She loses a hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?

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

3. What does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living in Chapter 2?

4. What kind of car does Mai Manyanga drive?

5. Why is Tambu no longer welcome at the hostel?

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