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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 do in response to the crowd's anger toward Gertrude?
(a) She closes the bus door on Gertrude.
(b) She finds a man to help Gertrude.
(c) She defends Gertrude.
(d) She picks up a rock and gets ready to throw it at Gertrude.

2. What does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?
(a) She pays Nyasha back with it.
(b) She donates it to charity.
(c) She spends it on herself.
(d) She gives it to her own mother.

3. Who does Tambu choose as her main target for her plan of the three Manyanga sons?
(a) Silence.
(b) Larky.
(c) Praise.
(d) Ignore.

4. How does Tambu refer to Mai Moetsabi?
(a) The Queen of Willoughby Way.
(b) The Queen of Africa.
(c) The Princess of Park Avenue.
(d) The Princess of Pain.

5. Who is Tambu's hostel matron in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Maplethorpe.
(b) Mrs. May.
(c) Mrs. Mole.
(d) Mrs. Marple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Tambu's nieces' names?

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

3. Who does not come out to meet Christine in Chapter 5 when Mai Manyanga calls her?

4. Why does Tambu contact Mrs. Samaita in Chapter 17?

5. What do Tambu's students nickname her?

(see the answer key)

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