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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Chapters 1 - 4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tambu not get to meet the woman whose house she is looking for accommodation in in Chapter 1?
(a) The woman's husband assaults her and casts her away.
(b) She can not find the address.
(c) She finds the address, but the woman has passed away.
(d) The woman's domestic servant turns her away.

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

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

4. What does Tambu notice about her new mattress in Chapter 4?
(a) It has fungus.
(b) It is not there.
(c) It is ripped.
(d) It is very new.

5. What does Tambu put in her tea in very large quantities in Chapter 3?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Mai Manyanga's son's names?

2. What does Tambu do with the stranger on the bus's phone number he has given her?

3. What is one of the things Tambu notices about the kitchen of the house she visits for accommodation in Chapter 3?

4. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?

5. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?

(see the answer key)

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