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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tambu's last name?
(a) Lucia.
(b) Siguake.
(c) Manyanga.
(d) Stevenson.

2. What does Tambu's doctor surmise Tambu feels guilty about?
(a) The beating of Elizabeth.
(b) Leaving her job.
(c) The death of her brother.
(d) Leaving her mother.

3. What does Mai Manyanga feed her grandchildren in Chapter 4?
(a) Candy bars.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Spinach.
(d) Sausages.

4. Whose house does Tambu arrive at in Chapter 1 looking for accommodation?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Mai Manyanga.
(c) Tracey Stevenson.
(d) Widow Riley.

5. Where does Tambu tell the woman she is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 that she works?
(a) A school.
(b) A well-known advertising agency.
(c) A library.
(d) A bakery.

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

7. Where does Tambu attend school?
(a) The University of South Africa.
(b) Holy Cross College.
(c) The New School of Harare.
(d) Young Ladies' College of the Sacred Heart.

8. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Gertrude.

9. Who does not come out to meet Christine in Chapter 5 when Mai Manyanga calls her?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Mako.

10. What is Christine's nickname?
(a) Kiri.
(b) Chrissy.
(c) Chris.
(d) Tina.

11. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

12. What surprises Tambu about Nyasha's husband?
(a) She thought all Europeans had financial means, but he does not.
(b) She thought he would be kinder to Nyasha.
(c) She thought he would be more good-looking.
(d) She thought he would be smarter.

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

14. Who sends the package with Christine for Tambu in Chapter 5?
(a) Tambu's sister.
(b) Tambu's husband.
(c) Tambu's father.
(d) Tambu's mother.

15. What kinds of creatures does Tambu feel crawling over her in times of stress?
(a) Flies.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Ants.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who works as a domestic employee for Nyasha?

3. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?

4. What does Tambu do when she has her visitors in Chapter 10?

5. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?

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