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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 15).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tambu do in response to the crowd's anger toward Gertrude?
(a) She finds a man to help Gertrude.
(b) She defends Gertrude.
(c) She closes the bus door on Gertrude.
(d) She picks up a rock and gets ready to throw it at Gertrude.

3. What has Tamu forgotten to do in the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) Thank Nyasha for letting her stay at her house.
(b) Weed the garden Nyasha asked her to weed.
(c) Take Mai Taka to her doctor's appointment.
(d) Pay Nyasha back the money she had loaned her.

4. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Jones.
(c) Mr. Porter.
(d) Mr. Tenant.

5. Why is Tambu no longer welcome at the hostel?
(a) She has been arrested too many times.
(b) She has been accused of stealing from others.
(c) She is too old for the hostel's rules and the board members want her to leave.
(d) She has been disruptive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leon tell Nyasha their children want in Chapter 13?

2. What does Tambu's letter to Nyasha say in Chapter 6?

3. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?

4. What space in Nyasha's house does she say every woman should have one of?

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

(see the answer key)

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