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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 do Tambu's students nickname her?
(a) The Hammer.
(b) Tambudzai the Grief.
(c) The Face.
(d) Tambudzai the Terrible.

2. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?
(a) Not attempting to kill one of the brothers.
(b) Not trying to rob all of the brothers the last time they visited.
(c) Not pursuing Praise as a romantic target.
(d) Not trying to cause discord between the brothers.

3. What publication does the hostel matron routinely complete the crossword in?
(a) The Zimbabwe Clarion.
(b) The Harare Herald.
(c) The Zimbabwe Record.
(d) The Virginia Pilot.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is another of Tambu's hostel mates who is angry with her for how she treated Gertrude in Chapter 2?

2. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?

3. What does Tambu do when she has her visitors in Chapter 10?

4. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6, asking to be let in?

5. What does Tambu notice about her new mattress in Chapter 4?

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