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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 does Tambu do with the money she had planned on spending on Elizabeth?
(a) She donates it to charity.
(b) She spends it on herself.
(c) She gives it to her own mother.
(d) She pays Nyasha back with it.

2. Why is Ma'Tabitha worried about Tambu in Chapter 17?
(a) She knows Tambu is no longer eating.
(b) She notices Tambu talking to herself.
(c) She knows Tambu can not pay all her bills.
(d) She sees Tambu's light is always on.

3. 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.

4. Who does a child belong to in Zimbabwe when the father is known?
(a) The maternal family.
(b) The mother alone.
(c) The paternal family.
(d) The father alone.

5. What does Tracey decide to do about the mambo in Tambu's home village?
(a) She will put her on a retainer.
(b) She will find a job for her in Europe.
(c) She will drive her out of town with rumors.
(d) She will get her a higher position in Harare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of promotion does Tambu receive in Chapter 18?

2. What is the name the company settles on for Pedzi's brand?

3. Why is Tambu jealous of Pedzi?

4. What death do Tambu's visitors bring news about in Chapter 21?

5. What permanent damage has Elizabeth suffered as a result of Tambu's beating her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia try to convince Tambu of in Chapter 21?

2. What does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she would like Tambu to start anew for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 18?

3. What does Tracey ask Tambu to have her relatives and friends in the village do in Chapter 21 that Tambu is not comfortable with?

4. What does Nyasha bring for Tambu in Chapter 17 from her own house that Tambu left behind?

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

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

7. When they meet in Chapter 14, what does Tracey ask Tambu?

8. Why does Tracey Stevenson tell Tambu she believes Tambu must believe in politics?

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

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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