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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. What does the chairwoman of the Women's Club offer to Tambu?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Apples.
(c) Pineapples.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

4. What song does Nyasha sing on the way to the movies in Chapter 13?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Ba Ba Black Sheep.
(c) Ten Green Bottles.
(d) Stand By Me.

5. What does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?
(a) She donates it to charity.
(b) She spends it on herself.
(c) She pays Nyasha back with it.
(d) She gives it to her own mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nyasha encourage Tambu to do that she thinks will make Tambu feel better in Chapter 11?

3. How does Tambu refer to Mai Moetsabi?

4. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?

5. What does Christine say Mai Manyanga has been doing for Tambu in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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