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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of creature does Tambu imagine herself as in the mirror in Chapter 1?
(a) A pig.
(b) A fish.
(c) A boar.
(d) An ostrich.

2. Who visits Tambu in Chapter 10?
(a) Tambu's father.
(b) Aunt Lucia, Christine, and Nyasha.
(c) Nyasha and Tambu's mother.
(d) Tambu's sister and Christine.

3. What is the title of Part 2 of this novel?
(a) Suspended.
(b) Fated.
(c) Reckoning.
(d) Discovered.

4. What does Nyasha call her car?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Mako.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Lady Di.

5. What does Tambu's letter to Nyasha say in Chapter 6?
(a) She asks Nyasha to help her get a job.
(b) She asks Nyasha for money.
(c) She asks Nyasha how to find a husband.
(d) She asks Nyasha's advice in how to leave Zimbabwe.

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

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

8. Who does Tambu choose as her main target for her plan of the three Manyanga sons?
(a) Praise.
(b) Larky.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Silence.

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

10. Who is the head of Tambu's new workplace in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Leoni.
(b) Mrs. May.
(c) Mr. Manyanga.
(d) Mrs. Samaita.

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

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

13. What does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living in Chapter 2?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Chef.
(c) Horticulture.
(d) Property manager.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nyasha's daughter?

2. What does Tambu do with the stranger on the bus's phone number he has given her?

3. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?

4. Where has Nyasha moved to from Zimbabwe?

5. What is Tambu's last name?

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