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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the two strangers at the bus stop give to Tambu in Chapter 8?

2. What does Christine bring for Tambu from the village in Chapter 5?

3. What does the woman who knocks on Tambu's window in Chapter 6 end up doing?

4. What does Christine tell Tambu she is surprised about concerning Tambu in Chapter 10?

5. What is one of Mai Manyanga's son's names?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes to visit Tambu in the mental health institution in Chapter 10?

2. What do Christine and Aunt Lucia come to help Nyasha with in Chapter 12, that Tambu also gets drafted into helping with?

3. What kind of shoes does Tambu wear to meet the Widow Riley in Chapter 1 and who gave them to her?

4. Why are Bertha and Mako pleased that a woman is causing such commotion at the Widow Manyanga's house in Chapter 6?

5. What does Tambu offer to do to help Nyasha with the children at the end of Chapter 12, and how is the offer received?

6. What does Tambu think about her new room in Mai Manyanga's house when she initially moves in in Chapter 4?

7. Who taps on Tambu's window in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?

8. What does Tambu do when she realizes Gertrude, her hostel mate, is about to be assaulted in Chapter 2?

9. Why is Tambu taken to the mental health institution in Chapter 9?

10. What kind of creature does Tambu routinely find herself brushing off of herself in moments of tension or irritation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Tambu seem to idolize European fashion, people, and customs? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing how Mai Taka's experiences with her husband, Silence, represent women's plight in Zimbabwe. When Silence takes Mai Taka's son away from her, why does she not feel as if she can fight to get him back?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the sources of Tambu's resentment towards her colleague, Pedzi.

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