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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. Who is one of the other female lodgers at Mai Manyanga's with Tambu?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Nyasha.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Bertha.
2. What does Nyasha encourage Tambu to do that she thinks will make Tambu feel better in Chapter 11?
(a) Find a husband.
(b) Get a new job immediately.
(c) Go visit her mother.
(d) Apologize to Elizabeth, the girl she beat.
3. Where does Tambu tell the woman she is asking for accommodation in Chapter 3 that she works?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A well-known advertising agency.
(c) A school.
(d) A library.
4. Which patient at the mental health institution says terribly racist things to the nurses?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Tenant.
(c) Mr. Jones.
(d) Mr. Porter.
5. What does Tambu notice about Nyasha's clothes in Chapter 10?
(a) They have German writing on them Tambu can not understand.
(b) They are expensive-looking.
(c) They have corporate slogans on them.
(d) They are frayed and torn.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the only man in the house Tambu moves into in Chapter 4?
2. What is Tambu's last name?
3. Where does Tambu initially say she was born in Chapter 9?
4. Who gave Tambu the nice heels she owns?
5. What do Mai Manyanga's sons discuss among themselves in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Tambu taken to the mental health institution in Chapter 9?
2. What does Tambu take to helping herself to that belongs to Mai Manyanga in Chapter 5?
3. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?
4. In Chapter 2, what does Tambu tell the stranger on the bus she does for a living?
5. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear to meet the Widow Riley in Chapter 1 and who gave them to her?
6. Why is Tambu unable to actually meet Widow Riley in Chapter 1?
7. What is Tambu's reaction to Mako's distress in Chapter 5?
8. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to help Nyasha with in Chapter 12, that Tambu also gets drafted into helping with?
9. What does Nyasha urge Tambu to do for her own good towards the end of Chapter 11?
10. Who does Tambu think she sees in the club in Chapter 7 and why does she react so belligerently to this idea?
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