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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?
(a) Mr. Porter.
(b) Mr. Tenant.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Smith.

3. Who does Widow Riley think Tambu is in Chapter 10?
(a) Her niece Eileen.
(b) Her sister Ellen.
(c) Her mother Ellie.
(d) Her daughter Edie.

4. What does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living in Chapter 2?
(a) Property manager.
(b) Horticulture.
(c) Chef.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Who sends the package with Christine for Tambu in Chapter 5?
(a) Tambu's husband.
(b) Tambu's sister.
(c) Tambu's father.
(d) Tambu's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who visits Tambu in Chapter 10?

2. What surprises Tambu about Nyasha's husband?

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

4. What do Tambu's students nickname her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tambu's cousin Nyasha do for work?

2. In Chapter 1, how would you describe Tambu's relationship with the other women in her hostel?

3. Why is Tambu taken to the mental health institution in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Tambu shocked to see again at the mental health institution?

5. Why is Tambu unable to actually meet Widow Riley in Chapter 1?

6. Why is Mako so upset in Chapter 5?

7. Why does Christine come to Mai Manyanga's in Chapter 5?

8. What does the hostel matron, Mrs. May, try to help Tambu with in Chapter 1 and why?

9. Where does Tambu first hear of the room available in Mai Manyanga's house?

10. What happens when the two men find Tambu passed out at the bus stop in Chapter 8?

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