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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. Who is another of Tambu's hostel mates who is angry with her for how she treated Gertrude in Chapter 2?
(a) Mako.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Nyasha.

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

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

4. What do Tambu's students nickname her?
(a) The Face.
(b) The Hammer.
(c) Tambudzai the Terrible.
(d) Tambudzai the Grief.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Tambu do in response to the crowd's anger toward Gertrude?

4. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?

5. Who sends the package with Christine for Tambu in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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