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

2. Where does Tambu attend school?
(a) Young Ladies' College of the Sacred Heart.
(b) The New School of Harare.
(c) Holy Cross College.
(d) The University of South Africa.

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

4. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?
(a) Shine.
(b) Leon.
(c) Larky.
(d) Mako.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tambu not get to meet the woman whose house she is looking for accommodation in in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?

3. Who is the head of Tambu's new workplace in Chapter 7?

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

5. Whose house does Tambu arrive at in Chapter 3 looking for accommodation?

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