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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI (Chapters 20 - 22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stops the car with Tambu, Nyasha, Leon, Mai Taka and the children on their way to the movies in Chapter 13?
(a) Silence.
(b) Praise.
(c) Larky.
(d) Shine.

2. What does Tambu put in her tea in very large quantities in Chapter 3?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cocaine.

3. Where does Tambu correct herself to say she was born in Chapter 9?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Umtali.
(c) Mutare.
(d) Harare.

4. How do Elizabeth's male relatives greet Tambu when she goes to Elizabeth's house?
(a) They welcome her.
(b) They give her the silent treatment.
(c) They feed her and offer their forgiveness.
(d) They taunt, harass, and threaten her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tambu's doctor in Chapter 9?

2. What does Tambu notice about Mai Manyanga that is different in the first part of Chapter 5?

3. Who does Widow Riley think Tambu is in Chapter 10?

4. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?

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

(see the answer key)

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