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

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

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

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

5. What is the name the company settles on for Pedzi's brand?
(a) Sailing Sunsets.
(b) Ghetto Getaways.
(c) Ghetto Glamour.
(d) Eco Bio Coolness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of accent does Tracey have?

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

3. How do Elizabeth's male relatives greet Tambu when she goes to Elizabeth's house?

4. What kind of car does Tambu get from her job?

5. What global issue does Tracey tell Tambu she is focused on as part of her business in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of the novel, where is Tambu working and how does she feel about her situation?

2. What are the long-term effects of Tambu's assault on Elizabeth that the reader discovers in Chapter 17?

3. What does Tambu realize she has forgotten to do concerning Nyasha in Chapter 15?

4. What position does Tambu's mother tell her she holds in the village that Tambu thinks will help their business endeavor?

5. Why is Ma'Tabitha worried about Tambu in Chapter 17?

6. What is the phrase Tambu uses in Chapter 20 that means almost the same thing as a bribe?

7. How do Nyasha and Leon eventually dispel the tension between Mai Taka and Silence in Chapter 13?

8. How does Tambu feel about her colleague Pedzi?

9. Where does Tambu go in Chapter 17 to try to apologize for a terrible wrong she perpetrated in her past?

10. What happens to Mai Taka in Chapter 14 that Nyasha and Leon have to try to raise gas money for in order to help her?

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