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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Nyasha's family give Tambu when she leaves?
(a) A new fountain pen.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A new makeup kit.
(d) A new suitcase.

2. What does Tambu's mother say about white people in Chapter 19?
(a) They are the only ones who can make money.
(b) They should all leave Zimbabwe.
(c) They are still a problem and you can only work with them if you know them.
(d) They are all that is wrong with the world.

3. What does Tambu suffer from in Chapter 17?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Blood clots.
(d) Crippling leg pain.

4. Who is the tourist that Tambu particularly gets to know well?
(a) Herr Gutzman.
(b) Nils Stevenson.
(c) Herr Bachmann.
(d) James Baker.

5. How does Tambu refer to Mai Moetsabi?
(a) The Queen of Willoughby Way.
(b) The Princess of Pain.
(c) The Queen of Africa.
(d) The Princess of Park Avenue.

6. Who tells the Bachmanns that Tambu's mother is one of the performers in Chapter 22?
(a) Tracey.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Pedzi.

7. What does Tambu's mother call out for at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Help, because she is being beaten by Tambu's father.
(b) Water, because she is parched.
(c) Money, because she is so poor.
(d) Air, because she feels she is being suffocated.

8. What permanent damage has Elizabeth suffered as a result of Tambu's beating her?
(a) She can not walk.
(b) She can not use one hand.
(c) She is blind in one eye.
(d) She is deaf in one ear.

9. How do Elizabeth's male relatives greet Tambu when she goes to Elizabeth's house?
(a) They feed her and offer their forgiveness.
(b) They welcome her.
(c) They taunt, harass, and threaten her.
(d) They give her the silent treatment.

10. What does Elizabeth's mother tell Tambu Elizabeth's heart is like?
(a) A lion.
(b) A fire.
(c) Her father's.
(d) Stone.

11. What kind of promotion does Tambu receive in Chapter 18?
(a) She becomes head accountant.
(b) She becomes a senior advertising director.
(c) She becomes a tour supervisor.
(d) She becomes head legal advisor.

12. What is Tracey frustrated about "adding value" to in Chapter 20?
(a) Her employees.
(b) Her clients.
(c) The entire continent of Africa.
(d) Her land.

13. What do Leon and Nyasha have to borrow money for in order to help Mai Taka?
(a) Funeral expenses to bury her mother.
(b) Doctors' fees for her daughter, who is gravely ill.
(c) Gas, so they can drive her to a clinic for medical help.
(d) Ransom, so they can get her son back from kidnappers.

14. What kind of car does Tambu get from her job?
(a) A white truck.
(b) A purple Mazda.
(c) A black BMW.
(d) A red Corvette.

15. What does Tambu do with the gift her mother has sent her in Chapter 17?
(a) Scatters it across her house and then buries it in her garden.
(b) Gives it away.
(c) Burns it.
(d) Eats it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tambu often do on Saturday mornings in Chapter 18?

2. What idea does Tracey put to Tambu in Chapter 18 for her own brand?

3. What does Christine tell Tambu that Ignore had been pretending to do in Chapter 21?

4. Who is the chairperson of the Women's Club?

5. Who stops the car with Tambu, Nyasha, Leon, Mai Taka and the children on their way to the movies in Chapter 13?

(see the answer keys)

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