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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. Why does Tambu contact Mrs. Samaita in Chapter 17?
(a) To ask for her old job back.
(b) To talk about applying for the headmistress position.
(c) To get her disability pay.
(d) To get Elizabeth's home address.

2. Who tells the Bachmanns that Tambu's mother is one of the performers in Chapter 22?
(a) Pedzi.
(b) Tambu.
(c) Nyasha.
(d) Tracey.

3. Why does Tracey object to a particular newspaper in Chapter 20?
(a) She says it is racist.
(b) She does not like its political ideology.
(c) She says it is too expensive.
(d) She says it is sexist.

4. What are Tambu's nieces' names?
(a) Concept and Praise.
(b) Freedom and Silence.
(c) Concept and Concern.
(d) Freedom and Concept.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tambu mistakenly think has died in Chapter 21?

2. What is Tracey frustrated about "adding value" to in Chapter 20?

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

4. What kind of accent does Tracey have?

5. What is Part 3 of the book called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Pedzi's new idea for Green Jacaranda in Chapter 16?

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

5. What continues to bother Tambu about her job security and career in Chapter 16?

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

7. What does Tambu's mother's outburst in Chapter 22 result in for Tambu?

8. What does Tambu try to do to smooth things over with Christine and Aunt Lucia in Chapter 21 that does not go over well?

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

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

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