View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 9 - 12).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car does Mai Manyanga drive?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Nissan.
(d) A Ford.

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

3. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?
(a) VaManyanga.
(b) Mr. Leonya.
(c) VaLeonya.
(d) Mr. Miyagi.

4. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?
(a) A cook.
(b) A priest.
(c) A driver from one of the other combis.
(d) A homeless man.

5. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?
(a) Shoving a letter under Shine's door.
(b) Stripping naked in the front yard and calling for Shine to come out.
(c) Leaving a baby in a basket on the front stoop.
(d) Threatening to hurt herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?

2. What kind of work does Nyasha do abroad?

3. What is Tambu's plan for one of Mai Manyanga's sons?

4. Where does Tambu travel in Chapter 1 to investigate a possible new place to stay for accommodation?

5. What crime does Shine commit in Mai Manyanga's house?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 282 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample