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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tambu's last name?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Manyanga.
(c) Stevenson.
(d) Siguake.

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

3. What surprises Tambu about Nyasha's husband?
(a) She thought all Europeans had financial means, but he does not.
(b) She thought he would be smarter.
(c) She thought he would be kinder to Nyasha.
(d) She thought he would be more good-looking.

4. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?
(a) Sounds of Shine practicing music.
(b) Sounds of loud phone calls.
(c) Sounds of sex.
(d) Sounds of pain.

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) Threatening to hurt herself.
(d) Leaving a baby in a basket on the front stoop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu's doctor tell Tambu she thinks is one of Tambu's problems?

2. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?

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

4. Who does not come out to meet Christine in Chapter 5 when Mai Manyanga calls her?

5. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?

(see the answer key)

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