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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 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.

2. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?
(a) She loses an eye.
(b) She loses a hand.
(c) She loses a leg.
(d) She loses an arm.

3. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
(a) How to divorce their wives easily.
(b) How to ship their children to boarding school.
(c) What are the best sports teams in the country.
(d) What do to about their mother's land and house for inheritance purposes.

4. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6, asking to be let in?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Tambu's mother.
(c) A woman Shine was once involved with.
(d) Mako.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who comes to the school to meet with Tambu and the headmistress at the end of Chapter 8?

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

5. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?

(see the answer key)

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