This Mournable Body Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Tsitsi Dangarembga
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This Mournable Body Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nyasha's daughter?
(a) Anesu.
(b) Tracey.
(c) Silence.
(d) Freedom.

2. Whose house does Tambu arrive at in Chapter 3 looking for accommodation?
(a) Mai Manyanga's.
(b) Nyasha's.
(c) Mrs. May's.
(d) Christine's.

3. Who does Tambu encounter at the mental health institution that surprises her?
(a) Her old neighbor Bertha.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Mai Manyanga.
(d) The Widow Riley.

4. What does Tambu start to help herself to in the beginning of Chapter 5 from Mai Manyanga?
(a) Mai Manyanga's vegetables.
(b) Mai Manyanga's alcohol.
(c) Mai Manyanga's telephone.
(d) Mai Manyanga's clothes.

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

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Mai Manyanga most like to sing?
(a) Power ballads.
(b) Hymns.
(c) Rap music.
(d) Reggae.

8. What injury does Tambu's sister sustain in the war?
(a) She loses an eye.
(b) She loses an arm.
(c) She loses a leg.
(d) She loses a hand.

9. What does Nyasha encourage Tambu to do that she thinks will make Tambu feel better in Chapter 11?
(a) Go visit her mother.
(b) Get a new job immediately.
(c) Apologize to Elizabeth, the girl she beat.
(d) Find a husband.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of Part 2 of this novel?

3. Who is Mai Manyanga's youngest son?

4. What does Tambu notice about her new mattress in Chapter 4?

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

(see the answer keys)

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