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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. What does Tambu's mother call out for at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Help, because she is being beaten by Tambu's father.
(b) Money, because she is so poor.
(c) Air, because she feels she is being suffocated.
(d) Water, because she is parched.

2. Why does Tracey tell Tambu she has installed a shower in the office?
(a) She knows Tambu is homeless.
(b) She knows Tambu's house does not have a shower.
(c) She tells Tambu she needs to shower more.
(d) So everyone can be more comfortable.

3. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?
(a) An instrument to play.
(b) Money.
(c) A bag of mealie meal.
(d) Flowers to plant.

4. What kinds of creatures does Tambu feel crawling over her in times of stress?
(a) Ants.
(b) Flies.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Mosquitos.

5. What song does Nyasha sing on the way to the movies in Chapter 13?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Stand By Me.
(c) Ten Green Bottles.
(d) Ba Ba Black Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tambu see in the supermarket after the movie in Chapter 13?

2. What is Tambu dismayed to find on her kitchen table in Chapter 17?

3. What does Tracey say the Chinese are interested in?

4. What happens to Mai Taka as a result of her having gone to the movies with Nyasha's family?

5. Who comes to the school to meet with Tambu and the headmistress at the end of Chapter 8?

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