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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 publication does Tracey say can never come into the office again in Chapter 20?
(a) The Clarion.
(b) The Pilot
(c) The Stormer.
(d) The Herald.

2. What does Pedzi call Tambu at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) The rival of rural Zimbabwe.
(b) The queen of the village.
(c) The head enforcer.
(d) Tragic Tambu.

3. Why is Mai Taka's husband upset that she is going to the movies with Nyasha's family?
(a) He thinks she should get a different job.
(b) They had plans themselves that she forgot about.
(c) He accuses Mai Taka of thinking she belongs to another family.
(d) He thinks she should move back to Europe.

4. What kind of promotion does Tambu receive in Chapter 18?
(a) She becomes a senior advertising director.
(b) She becomes a tour supervisor.
(c) She becomes head accountant.
(d) She becomes head legal advisor.

5. How does Tambu sarcastically toast Pedzi in Chapter 18?
(a) She calls her the genius from Ghana.
(b) She calls her the glamours ghetto rat.
(c) She calls her Pedzi the famous.
(d) She calls her the queen of the ghetto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tracey Stevenson's company called?

2. Why does Tambu contact Mrs. Samaita in Chapter 17?

3. Who is one of the domestic workers who will help Tambu at her new home in Chapter 15?

4. Why does Tracey object to a particular newspaper in Chapter 20?

5. What does Tambu often do after leaving her office in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Mai Taka and her husband Silence when Mai Taka goes to the movies with Nyasha's family in Chapter 13?

2. Who visits Tambu at her new house in Chapter 17, and what do they do there?

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

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

5. How does Tambu spend some of the money she had thought she might spend on Elizabeth?

6. What unusual fixture does Tracey tell Tambu she has added to their office for the comfort of the employees?

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

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

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

10. What upsets Tambu's mother greatly in Chapter 22 and what does she do in response?

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