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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 does Christine tell Tambu that Ignore had been pretending to do in Chapter 21?

2. Why is Mai Taka's husband upset that she is going to the movies with Nyasha's family?

3. How does Tambu refer to Mai Moetsabi?

4. Who does a child belong to in Zimbabwe when the father is known?

5. Who comes to visit Tambu in Chapter 21 at her home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to Mai Taka in the aftermath of Mai Taka's excursion to the movies with Nyasha's family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Tambu's conflicting feelings about Tracey Stevenson. On one hand, Tambu always felt that Tracey had betrayed her in school and later at the advertising agency, winning favor and advantages because she was white. On the other, Tracey offers Tambu a job when she most needs it.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Tambu's and Nyasha's characters, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Dangarembga use language, pronunciation, and the differences between Shona and English to expose racial and social fault lines in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing references to the text to support your arguments.

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