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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 is one of the things Tambu notices about the kitchen of the house she visits for accommodation in Chapter 3?
(a) It is spotless and gleaming.
(b) It has obviously recently been flooded.
(c) It is grungy and there are cockroaches there.
(d) It has half of its flooring missing.

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

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

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

5. What does Tambu decline to have put in her new room in Chapter 3?
(a) A washbasin.
(b) A hamster.
(c) Roach repellant.
(d) A telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tambu tell the woman she is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 that she works?

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

3. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?

4. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?

5. What happens to Gertrude that sets off the mob's anger in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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