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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Nyasha sing on the way to the movies in Chapter 13?
(a) Ba Ba Black Sheep.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Ten Green Bottles.
(d) Stand By Me.

2. What do Tambu's visitors try to convince her of in Chapter 21?
(a) Not to go through with the village tourism scheme.
(b) To move to Europe.
(c) To go back to teaching.
(d) To move back to Nyasha's.

3. What idea does Tracey put to Tambu in Chapter 18 for her own brand?
(a) Tracey wants Tambu to lead tours to Mozambique.
(b) Tracey wants Tambu to lead tours to Egypt.
(c) Tracey wants Tambu to lead tours to war-torn areas.
(d) Tracey wants Tambu to lead tours to rural Zimbabwe, and even her own homestead village.

4. What does Ma'Tabitha cook for Tambu's visitors in Chapter 21?
(a) Meat.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Pasta and bolognese.
(d) Vegetables.

5. 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 taunt, harass, and threaten her.
(c) They welcome her.
(d) They give her the silent treatment.

6. What gift does Tambu bring for her mother in Chapter 20?
(a) Candy.
(b) A blouse and skirt.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Money.

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

8. What happens to Mai Taka as a result of her having gone to the movies with Nyasha's family?
(a) Her husband Silence beats her.
(b) Her husband Silence tells her to go live with Nyasha's family now.
(c) Her husband Silence takes all her wages for the month.
(d) Her husband, Silence, takes her son away and places him with relatives.

9. What gift does Tambu bring for her father?
(a) A shirt.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Gardening tools.
(d) Money.

10. What kind of fashion implements does Pedzi favor?
(a) Tattoos.
(b) Piercings and fake fingernails.
(c) Short shorts and skirts.
(d) Vibrant hair dyes.

11. What had contributed to Mai Manyanga's debt some years earlier?
(a) Her inability to pay for VaManyanga's medical treatment.
(b) Her spending habits on frivolities.
(c) Her sons' school fees.
(d) Her charitable contributions.

12. Who is the gardener at Tambu's new house in Chapter 15?
(a) VaPhiri.
(b) VaManyanga.
(c) VaSimoni.
(d) VaSiguake.

13. What do Tambu's niece and nephew like to do when they visit Tambu?
(a) Swim in her pool.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Play with the neighbors' children.
(d) Eat sweets from the bakery next door.

14. What is Part 3 of the book called?
(a) Ravenous.
(b) Reveling.
(c) Arriving.
(d) Reckoning.

15. Who stops the car with Tambu, Nyasha, Leon, Mai Taka and the children on their way to the movies in Chapter 13?
(a) Silence.
(b) Shine.
(c) Praise.
(d) Larky.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tambu refer to Mai Moetsabi?

2. Who is the tourist that Tambu particularly gets to know well?

3. On which street is there a commotion early in Chapter 15 that Tambu witnesses?

4. What does Tambu's former colleague ask her pointedly when they meet by chance in Chapter 13?

5. What does the chairwoman of the Women's Club offer to Tambu?

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