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

2. What does Tambu notice about Nyasha's clothes in Chapter 10?
(a) They have corporate slogans on them.
(b) They are expensive-looking.
(c) They are frayed and torn.
(d) They have German writing on them Tambu can not understand.

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

4. Who tells the Bachmanns that Tambu's mother is one of the performers in Chapter 22?
(a) Pedzi.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Tracey.

5. Why does Tambu contact Mrs. Samaita in Chapter 17?
(a) To talk about applying for the headmistress position.
(b) To get her disability pay.
(c) To ask for her old job back.
(d) To get Elizabeth's home address.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?

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

3. Where does Tambu get a job in Chapter 7?

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

5. Who is another of Tambu's hostel mates who is angry with her for how she treated Gertrude in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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