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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 5 - 8).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Candy bars.

2. What does Christine's past include?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Experience fighting in the war.
(d) Teaching.

3. What does Tambu do to Elizabeth in Chapter 8?
(a) Beats her savagely.
(b) Expels her.
(c) Belittles her for answering wrong.
(d) Fails her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the visitor who comes to Mai Manyanga's at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?

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

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

5. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?

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