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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 do Leon and Nyasha have to borrow money for in order to help Mai Taka?
(a) Gas, so they can drive her to a clinic for medical help.
(b) Ransom, so they can get her son back from kidnappers.
(c) Funeral expenses to bury her mother.
(d) Doctors' fees for her daughter, who is gravely ill.

2. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?
(a) Money.
(b) An instrument to play.
(c) Flowers to plant.
(d) A bag of mealie meal.

3. What kind of garments does the dress shop near Tambu's office sell?
(a) Ghanian and Nigerian.
(b) Chinese and Vietnamese.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) American and British.

4. What happens to Mai Taka as a result of her having gone to the movies with Nyasha's family?
(a) Her husband Silence beats her.
(b) Her husband, Silence, takes her son away and places him with relatives.
(c) Her husband Silence takes all her wages for the month.
(d) Her husband Silence tells her to go live with Nyasha's family now.

5. What permanent damage has Elizabeth suffered as a result of Tambu's beating her?
(a) She is blind in one eye.
(b) She can not walk.
(c) She is deaf in one ear.
(d) She can not use one hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Tambu about Nyasha's husband?

2. What are Tambu's nieces' names?

3. Who does Tambu see in the supermarket after the movie in Chapter 13?

4. What kind of work does Nyasha do abroad?

5. Where was Tambu's previous job that she gave up?

(see the answer key)

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