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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu's doctor tell Tambu she thinks is one of Tambu's problems?
(a) Tambu has not been home in far too long.
(b) Tambu is too fixated on her appearance.
(c) Tambu is talking too much about her past.
(d) Tambu is hiding from her problems.

2. How does the woman Tambu is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 refer to her own dead husband?
(a) VaLeonya.
(b) Mr. Leonya.
(c) Mr. Miyagi.
(d) VaManyanga.

3. What does Tambu scold herself for not doing in the beginning of Chapter 5 concerning the Manyanga sons?
(a) Not trying to cause discord between the brothers.
(b) Not attempting to kill one of the brothers.
(c) Not trying to rob all of the brothers the last time they visited.
(d) Not pursuing Praise as a romantic target.

4. What does Nyasha tell her children to call Tambu?
(a) MaiTambu.
(b) MaininiTambu.
(c) Tambudzai.
(d) Maiguru.

5. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
(a) What do to about their mother's land and house for inheritance purposes.
(b) How to divorce their wives easily.
(c) What are the best sports teams in the country.
(d) How to ship their children to boarding school.

6. What happens between Mai Manyanga's sons in Chapter 7?
(a) They have a physical fight involving blood.
(b) They try to kill Mai Manyanga's favorite pet.
(c) They fend off a band of thieves together.
(d) They fight over a woman.

7. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A coin.
(c) A snake.
(d) A piece of paper for an addiction clinic.

8. Who is the visitor who comes to Mai Manyanga's at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Christine.
(b) Anushu.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Lucia.

9. Who is another of Tambu's hostel mates who is angry with her for how she treated Gertrude in Chapter 2?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Mako.
(d) Isabel.

10. What does Tambu notice about Mai Manyanga that is different in the first part of Chapter 5?
(a) She walks with a crutch.
(b) She has a black eye.
(c) Her leg is in a cast.
(d) Her arm is in a sling.

11. Who eventually saves Gertrude from the crowd?
(a) A cook.
(b) A driver from one of the other combis.
(c) A priest.
(d) A homeless man.

12. Who is Tambu's doctor in Chapter 9?
(a) Dr. Jones.
(b) Dr. Tenent.
(c) Dr. Winton.
(d) Dr. Tigue.

13. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Tenant.
(c) Mr. Porter.
(d) Mr. Jones.

14. What kind of car does Mai Manyanga drive?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Nissan.
(d) A Toyota.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?

2. Where is Nyasha's husband from?

3. Who does Tambu go to live with right after she leaves the mental health institution?

4. Who comes to the school to meet with Tambu and the headmistress at the end of Chapter 8?

5. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?

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