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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 16 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nyasha tell her children to call Tambu?
(a) Maiguru.
(b) MaininiTambu.
(c) Tambudzai.
(d) MaiTambu.

2. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?
(a) Marc Jacobs platforms.
(b) Patent leather flats.
(c) Ballet flats.
(d) Lady Di heels.

3. Why is Mai Taka's husband upset that she is going to the movies with Nyasha's family?
(a) He thinks she should move back to Europe.
(b) He thinks she should get a different job.
(c) They had plans themselves that she forgot about.
(d) He accuses Mai Taka of thinking she belongs to another family.

4. What does Christine's past include?
(a) Addiction.
(b) Experience fighting in the war.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Teaching.

5. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?
(a) Sounds of pain.
(b) Sounds of sex.
(c) Sounds of loud phone calls.
(d) Sounds of Shine practicing music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Tambu attend school?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?

5. Who is the visitor who comes to Mai Manyanga's at the beginning of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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