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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 publication does Tracey say can never come into the office again in Chapter 20?

2. What kind of desk does Tracey have in her office?

3. What happens to Mai Taka as a result of her having gone to the movies with Nyasha's family?

4. What does Elizabeth's mother tell Tambu Elizabeth's heart is like?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Tambu bump into after the movie in Chapter 13, and how does she feel about it?

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

5. What publication does Tracey say is not allowed in the office any longer, and why?

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

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

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

9. What news do Christine and Aunt Lucia bring to Tambu in Chapter 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Christine and Aunt Lucia object so strenuously to Tambu's incorporation of her family and her homestead into the Green Jacaranda brand? How does each of these women's experiences in the war affect their entreaties to Tambu on this issue? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What does the Green Jacaranda company symbolize to Tambu, both positively and negatively? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing what Pedzi's "Ghetto Getaways" idea for the Green Jacaranda brand symbolizes, and discuss how Tambu comes to feel about it.

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