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

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

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

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

5. Who works as a domestic employee for Nyasha?
(a) Mai Guru.
(b) Mai Anesu.
(c) Mai Taka.
(d) Mai Mainini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the questions the voice asks Tambu in Chapter 9?

2. Who does Tambu choose as her main target for her plan of the three Manyanga sons?

3. What does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living in Chapter 2?

4. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?

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

(see the answer key)

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