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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 does Tambu do with the stranger on the bus's phone number he has given her?
(a) Writes it on her hand.
(b) Passes it along to the hostel matron.
(c) Burns it when she gets home.
(d) Throws it under her seat like trash.

2. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Mako.
(c) Mrs. May.
(d) Christine.

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

4. Who does Tambu encounter at the mental health institution that surprises her?
(a) Her old neighbor Bertha.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Mai Manyanga.
(d) The Widow Riley.

5. Where does Tambu tell the woman she is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 that she works?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A library.
(c) A well-known advertising agency.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?

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

3. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?

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

5. What does Tambu put in her tea in very large quantities in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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