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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the receptionist at Green Jacaranda?
(a) Pedzi.
(b) Bertha.
(c) Christine.
(d) Lucia.

2. What does Leon like to do when he visits Tambu?
(a) Shoot game.
(b) Take pictures.
(c) Grill meat.
(d) Swim.

3. What does Tracey say the Chinese are interested in?
(a) Elections.
(b) Profits.
(c) Governments, not people.
(d) Food security.

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

5. What position does Tambu's mother hold in the village?
(a) Treasurer of the Women's Club.
(b) Secretary of the Parents' Group.
(c) Secretary of the Knitting Group.
(d) President of the Village Council.

6. What does Tambu's mother do in Chapter 22 that shocks everyone?
(a) She denounces Tambu.
(b) She kills herself.
(c) She takes a tourist's camera and throws it into a tree.
(d) She stabs one of the tourists.

7. Why are the Swedish tourists in Chapter 22 disappointed with the breakfast?
(a) All the food is unfamiliar to them.
(b) They say it has made them sick.
(c) They feel it is not authentically Zimbabwean.
(d) They say it is cold.

8. What kind of garments does the dress shop near Tambu's office sell?
(a) Egyptian.
(b) Ghanian and Nigerian.
(c) American and British.
(d) Chinese and Vietnamese.

9. Why is Tambu jealous of Pedzi?
(a) Pedzi is young and beautiful.
(b) Tambu thinks Pedzi is smarter than she is.
(c) Tambu thinks Pedzi is richer than she is.
(d) Pedzi has come up with new ideas for the business.

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

11. What book does Leon give to Tambu in Chapter 14?
(a) Rare and exotic fruits of Africa.
(b) Birds of Africa.
(c) Flowers of Harare.
(d) Insects of Zimbabwe.

12. What phrase is used to mean enticing someone to do what you would like them to do in Chapter 20?
(a) Open the mouth.
(b) Grease the wheels.
(c) Sweeten the pot.
(d) Sweeten the deal.

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

14. What is Tambu's mother doing when Tambu arrives at the homestead in Chapter 19?
(a) Killing chickens for dinner.
(b) Picking spinach.
(c) Pulling maize from cobs.
(d) Bandaging her hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Nyasha's family give Tambu when she leaves?

2. What does Tracey decide to do about the mambo in Tambu's home village?

3. Why is Panashe upset about the movie that is chosen in Chapter 13?

4. What does Tambu puzzle over that she finds in an old school exercise book of hers?

5. How often do Tambu's niece and nephew visit her in her new home in Chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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