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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tambu always forget to thank Nyasha for in Chapter 10?
(a) The books she brings her.
(b) The Lady Di shoes.
(c) The money she lent her.
(d) The food she brings her.

2. 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.

3. Who is Nyasha's husband?
(a) Praise.
(b) Silence.
(c) Larky.
(d) Leon.

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

5. Who is Tambu's hostel matron in Chapter 1?
(a) Mrs. Mole.
(b) Mrs. May.
(c) Mrs. Maplethorpe.
(d) Mrs. Marple.

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

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

8. What kinds of sounds does Tambu hear from Shine's room next door?
(a) Sounds of sex.
(b) Sounds of pain.
(c) Sounds of loud phone calls.
(d) Sounds of Shine practicing music.

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

10. In Chapter 7, what does Christine suggest to Tambu that they do together?
(a) Rob a bank.
(b) Move to the village.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Go to a nightclub.

11. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?
(a) Leon.
(b) Shine.
(c) Larky.
(d) Mako.

12. Where does Tambu get a job in Chapter 7?
(a) At a school.
(b) At a newspaper.
(c) At an ad agency.
(d) At a law firm.

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

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

15. What happens to Gertrude that sets off the mob's anger in Chapter 2?
(a) She drops her money on the ground.
(b) She yells racial epithets at Tambu.
(c) She trips getting into the bus and embarrassingly exposes herself.
(d) She berates the bus driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?

2. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?

3. What is Tambu's plan for one of Mai Manyanga's sons?

4. What does Tambu decline to have put in her new room in Chapter 3?

5. Whose house does Tambu arrive at in Chapter 3 looking for accommodation?

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