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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu do to Elizabeth in Chapter 8?
(a) Fails her.
(b) Beats her savagely.
(c) Expels her.
(d) Belittles her for answering wrong.

2. Who comes to the school to meet with Tambu and the headmistress at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Manyanga.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. May.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Chinembiri.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Bennett.

3. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?
(a) Ignore.
(b) Praise.
(c) Leon.
(d) Larky.

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

5. Where is Nyasha's husband from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

6. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
(a) Nyasha.
(b) Mako.
(c) Christine.
(d) Mrs. May.

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

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

9. Why do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to Nyasha's in Chapter 12?
(a) To perform the wedding ceremony between Nyasha and her boyfriend.
(b) To help make the wine from the grape harvest.
(c) To help her cook for her workshop students.
(d) To help tend the farm.

10. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear in Chapter 1 for her interview?
(a) Marc Jacobs platforms.
(b) Patent leather flats.
(c) Ballet flats.
(d) Lady Di heels.

11. What is one of the things Tambu notices about the kitchen of the house she visits for accommodation in Chapter 3?
(a) It has obviously recently been flooded.
(b) It is spotless and gleaming.
(c) It is grungy and there are cockroaches there.
(d) It has half of its flooring missing.

12. Where was Tambu's previous job that she gave up?
(a) At a law firm.
(b) At a travel company.
(c) At an advertising agency.
(d) On a farm.

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

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

15. What does Tambu do when she has her visitors in Chapter 10?
(a) Attacks one of her visitors.
(b) Cries copiously.
(c) Sleeps through their visit.
(d) Runs away from the mental health institution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works as a domestic employee for Nyasha?

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

3. What does Tambu always forget to thank Nyasha for in Chapter 10?

4. Who does Tambu choose as her main target for her plan of the three Manyanga sons?

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

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