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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. What does Tambu do with the stranger on the bus's phone number he has given her?
(a) Burns it when she gets home.
(b) Writes it on her hand.
(c) Passes it along to the hostel matron.
(d) Throws it under her seat like trash.

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

3. What is Tambu's last name?
(a) Manyanga.
(b) Siguake.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Lucia.

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

5. Why is Tambu no longer welcome at the hostel?
(a) She is too old for the hostel's rules and the board members want her to leave.
(b) She has been arrested too many times.
(c) She has been accused of stealing from others.
(d) She has been disruptive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tambu travel in Chapter 1 to investigate a possible new place to stay for accommodation?

2. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?

3. Who is Tambu's hostel matron in Chapter 1?

4. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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