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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. Why do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to Nyasha's in Chapter 12?
(a) To help make the wine from the grape harvest.
(b) To help her cook for her workshop students.
(c) To perform the wedding ceremony between Nyasha and her boyfriend.
(d) To help tend the farm.

2. What happens to Gertrude that sets off the mob's anger in Chapter 2?
(a) She berates the bus driver.
(b) She trips getting into the bus and embarrassingly exposes herself.
(c) She drops her money on the ground.
(d) She yells racial epithets at Tambu.

3. What does Tambu decline to have put in her new room in Chapter 3?
(a) A hamster.
(b) Roach repellant.
(c) A washbasin.
(d) A telephone.

4. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?
(a) Germany.
(b) America.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

5. Which girl does Tambu encounter in Chapter 8 who engages in scandalous behavior?
(a) Christine.
(b) Djembouti.
(c) Esmeralda.
(d) Nyasha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?

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

3. Who does Tambu encounter at the mental health institution that surprises her?

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

5. Where does Tambu get a job in Chapter 7?

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